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    Forests and Their Products

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    Advantages of quarter sawing * Shows certain grain patterns in some hardwoods * Hard wearing surface * Growth rings are little and there are little distortion of the board when drying 14. How does quarter sawing enhance the: a) Visual- shows certain grain patterns in some hardwoods plus little distortion in the wood. b) Wearing characteristics of some hardwoods- a hard wearing surface is visible for hardwood floors‚ the edges of growth rings wear evenly without splitting. 15

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    murder case generally means anger towards the victim. “With ape like fury…” is quite an extreme description‚ as apes are generally seen as very aggressive & furious. Also‚ Mr Hyde beats Sir Danvers Carew with extreme‚ unimaginable force that the hardwood cane snaps into bits & the body jumps‚ quite violently‚ on the road. At the start of the novella‚ in the “story of the door”‚ the certain sinister building is referred to as a “sinister building” as it only has no windows & only one door. “a

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    Tasers Essay

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    In more than 30 countries around the world the taser has shown to be a great and effective weapon for the law enforcement to use. It is also an effective but safe tool used against bad guys showing resistance against the law enforcement. People are trying to ban tasers all together from the law enforcement which is a terrible and non effective thing to do and here is why‚ the taser is a safe weapon that stops the enemy in their tracks. It stuns them and does not allow them to move. A person that

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    temperature 100°C for 60 minutes. LITERATURE REVIEW: Kapur‚ or Dryobalanops spp. The timber is a medium hardwood in the range density of 580-820 kg/m3. Kapur have a very high percentage of shrinkage. The shrinkage of some species are summarised below:         (source: woodwizard.my) Meranti‚ or Shorea spp. This timber is a light hardwood with a range of density between 595-755 kg/m3. Different with Kapur‚ Meranti have an average percentage of shrinkage.

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    RY & J N OI ER Y RPENT 02 DOORS CA FCA CARPENTRY & JOINERY THEORY 06 DOORS 02.01 INTRODUCTION Definition A door is a hinged cover to an opening in a wall. Its main function is: • To allow access into a building. • To allow access to other parts of a building • To prevent outside elements such as rain and snow to enter the building. • To prevent the passage of fi re from one room to the next. • To provide a thermal and sound insulation barrier. • To offer security and privacy. Doors are

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    Illegal Logging

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    governments to seize illegal products and exercise financial and criminal penalties on those who possess or transport illegally produced timber. The United States is the world’s largest wood products consumer and one of the top importers of tropical hardwoods. Some are concerned that U.S. demand for tropical timber from countries in Latin America and Southeast Asia may be a driver of illegal logging. Others assert that if there were no illegally logged wood in the global market‚ the value of U.S. exports

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    Dsesign of experiment

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    check for significance b. Reduce your model c. Check the adequacy of this model d. Under what conditions would you run the process 3. The percentage of hardwood concentration in raw pulp‚ the vat pressure‚ and the cooking time of the pulp are being investigated for their effects on the strength of paper. Three levels of hardwood concentration‚ three levels of pressure‚ and two cooking times are selected. A factorial experiment with two replicates is conducted‚ and the following data are

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    OUTLINE SPECIFICATIONs AREA/ROOM SPECIFICATION 1) Foundation a) Footings reinforced concrete‚ class A i) Reinforcement 16 mm. dia. rebars b) Columns reinforced concrete‚ class A ii) Reinforcement 16 mm. dia. vertical bars‚ 10mm diameter lateral ties c) Wall footing reinforced concrete‚ class A iii) Reinforcement 10 mm. dia. bars 2) Beams reinforced concrete‚ class A d) Reinforcement 16 mm. dia. rebars‚ 10

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    Acid Prehydrolysis

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    Bioresource Technology 36 ( 1991 ) 77-82 Common Aspects of Acid Prehydrolysis and Steam Explosion for Pretreating Wood Hans E. Grethlein Michigan Biotechnology Institute‚ PO Box 27609‚ Lansing‚ Michigan 48909‚ USA & Alvin O. Converse Thayer School of Engineering‚ Dartmouth College‚ Hanover‚ New Hampshire 03755‚ USA Abstract The initial rate of hydrolysis using cellulase from Trichoderma reesei for various wood samples is directly proportional to the surface area available to the enzyme

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    Asian Longhorned Beetles‚ Anoplophora glabrapennis‚ infest hardwoods like maples‚ willow‚ elm‚ birch‚ and sycamore. These insects first infested hardwoods in New York City‚ New Jersey‚ Chicago‚ Massachusetts‚ and Toronto‚ but have now spread across the United States. IDENTIFYING CHARACTERISTICS Asian Longhorned Beetles are shiny black beetles measuring from 1-1½ inches. Their shells have white blotched markings and their long antennae are banded black and white. Their legs have a distinctive

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