mahogany is reddishbrown. Beech often a light brown colour‚ ash usually creamy white. o Properties Contain lots of fibrous material Fibres are small and compact‚ which gives the wood a greater mechanical strength and hardness compared to softwoods. SOFTWOODS o Coniferous‚ or evergreen‚ and reach maturity in 30 years. o They are cheaper than hardwoods and more sustainable. o Aesthetics Resinous‚ and resin can leak from timber‚ leaving stain. Will change colour in sunlight‚ but usually pale
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Natural Vegetation Tropical Rainforests 10º North and South of the Equator High rainfall and temperatures (over 1500 mm yearly; about 27º) Typically located in the Amazon Basin in South America‚ Congo Basin in Africa and parts of Southeast Asia such as Indonesia and Malaysia. ~400 species per hectare 5 distinct layers: Emergent: 30m to 50m; tall thick straight trunks Canopy: 15m to 30m; wide‚ shallow‚ umbrella-shaped crowns form a continuous leaf cover‚ preventing sunlight from penetrating
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Kedah has the distinction of being called the rice-bowl of Malaysia‚ a term that takes on the aesthetic significance when one is exposed to the rice fields that it yields. Well known for its vast paddy fields and also the island of Langkawi‚ Kedah holds rich cultural traditions in both the economical and the tourism aspects. However‚ Kedah is also the site of Malaysia’s most extensive ruins. The early history of Kedah varies from multiple sources. From the prehistoric period to the archaeological
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Owner/Operator Submitted to Ms Fe Prudenciado Lecturer‚ Introduction to Business Limkokwing University of Creative Technology Phnom Penh June 2012 Sok Sophany‚ Owner/Operator Le Café Confectionery & Pastry 284E1 Softwood Road Tonle Bassac‚ Chamkar Morn Phnom Penh May 30‚ 2012 Ms. Fe Prudenciado Lecturer‚ Limkokwing University of Creative Technology Sen Sok Rd‚ Toul Kork Phnom Penh Dear Ms. Fe Prudenciado: We are very pleased to enclose our business
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Determination of the tensile strength of starch bioplastic cast-film reinforced with Pineapple peel 1Caburnay‚ Frances Dianne R.‚ 1Contreras‚ Jonathan S.‚ 1D ulnuan‚ Gwen Kristin C 2Asst. Professor Catherine D. Sanchez 1Bachelor of Science in Food Technology 2Chemical Engineer ABSTRACT Natural fibers have become new alternative materials that can replace petroleum-based plastic‚ either alone or combined with another material‚ to produce greener composite materials. One of the most important
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Supply Chain Management in the Pulp and Paper Industry Dick Carlsson Södra Cell International AB‚ SE-351 89 Växjö‚ Sweden Sophie D’Amours FOR@C‚ CIRRELT‚ Université Laval‚ G1K 7P4‚ Québec‚ Canada Alain Martel FOR@C‚ CIRRELT‚ Université Laval‚ G1K 7P4‚ Québec‚ Canada Mikael Rönnqvist The Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration‚ NO-5045 Bergen‚ Norway October 2006 Working Paper DT-2006-AM-3 Interuniversity Research Center on Enterprise Networks‚ Logistics and Transportation
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ASSORTED REVIEW NOTES IN BUILDING MATERIALS Cripple stud 1. In a building frame‚ a structural element that is shorter than usual‚ as a Cogged joint stud above a door opening or below a window sill is called 2. A carpentry joint by two uneven timbers‚ each of which is notched at Bull-nosed step the place where they cross 3. A step usually lowest in a flight‚ having one or both ends rounded to a Gravity wall Quoin semi-circle and projecting beyond the face of the stair string/s
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CHEN DONG DES40A 03/10/2013 Embodied Energy in the Process of Hardwood Flooring Hardwood flooring is one of the most common flooring in our life. The processes of produce hardwood flooring are very complex. Those processes from beginning to end of produce hardwood flooring embody different energy. My research is focus on the energy that embodied in the process of hardwood flooring. From the article “Green Speak”‚ the embodied energy means “the sum of the energy necessary to make a product‚
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| The Structural Use of Timber in Timber Framed Buildings | Civil Engineering Construction 1 | | Adam Roberts | 13/12/2011 | | Table of Contents The History of Timber Framed Construction 1 Modern Timber Frame Construction 2 Multi Storey Timber Frame Construction 5 Benefits and Drawbacks of Timber Framed Construction 7 References 8 The History of Timber Framed Construction Timber framed construction has been “used in Europe and Asia since the 9th century” (Wikipedia
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What is the difference between ethnic and folk dance? Answer: A1: An ethnic dance reflects the peculiar characteristics of a specific tribe‚ especially their cultural‚ racial‚ religious‚ and traditional similarities. A folk dance is a traditional dance that expresses the thoughts‚ ideas‚ and feelings of a group of people in connection with everyday activities and experiences of the people who developed them. A2 fr: Yahoo Answers: Well ethnic dance is a dance that is based on ethnicity
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