FRST 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Softwood, Particle Board, Fiberboard
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Primary most (but not all) are structural products used in construction of residential and non-residential buildings. Secondary non-structural products used in the finishing and furnishing of these buildings. Tertiary support services including equipment manufacture, software development, education, marketing. Boards: (cid:1005) thi(cid:272)k (cid:373)ate(cid:396)ial, (cid:449)idth i(cid:374)(cid:272)(cid:396)e(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts of (cid:1006) , fi(cid:374)ished, non-structural, (cid:373)a(cid:396)kets are: export, industrial, home center, na p(cid:396)odu(cid:272)tio(cid:374) likel(cid:455) to increase. Timber: (cid:373)i(cid:374)i(cid:373)u(cid:373) di(cid:373)e(cid:374)sio(cid:374)s (cid:1009). (cid:1009) , (cid:373)ai(cid:374)l(cid:455) fo(cid:396) e(cid:454)po(cid:396)t (cid:373)a(cid:396)ket, p(cid:396)odu(cid:272)tio(cid:374) is de(cid:272)(cid:396)easi(cid:374)g, post a(cid:374)d (cid:271)ea(cid:373) (cid:272)o(cid:374)st(cid:396)u(cid:272)tio(cid:374, high e(cid:374)d-product. Dimension lumber: (cid:1006)(cid:454)(cid:1008), (cid:1006)(cid:454)(cid:1010), (cid:1006)(cid:454)8 (cid:272)o(cid:374)st(cid:396)u(cid:272)tio(cid:374) lu(cid:373)(cid:271)e(cid:396, (cid:373)ajo(cid:396)it(cid:455) of lumber produced in north america. Na production grown 1. 4% p. a. over last 20 years. Finger joined: lo(cid:374)ge(cid:396) le(cid:374)gths p(cid:396)odu(cid:272)ed f(cid:396)o(cid:373) sho(cid:396)te(cid:396) sto(cid:272)k, allo(cid:449) defe(cid:272)ts to (cid:271)e (cid:396)edu(cid:272)ed, st(cid:396)u(cid:272)tu(cid:396)al o(cid:396) (cid:374)o(cid:374)-structural, utilized i(cid:374) lu(cid:373)(cid:271)e(cid:396), glula(cid:373), i-beams, (cid:373)a(cid:396)kets a(cid:396)e i(cid:374)(cid:272)(cid:396)easi(cid:374)g. Edge-glued: edge-lamination of wood, (cid:449)ide(cid:396) widths from narrow material, sta(cid:271)le-panel produced, i(cid:374)dust(cid:396)ial and finished retail products.
