Board foot measure is used to communicate wood volume in the manufacture and wholesale of sawn lumber wood products and products derived from sawn lumber such as glued laminated timbers. In short, one board foot of lumber is equivalent to one 1 x 12 (12 square inches) that is one foot (ft) long. The `1′ […]
In this example we will obtain several beam size options for a specific set of conditions, specifically: 23 foot (ft) span from support to support; applied loading is 600 pounds per linear foot (plf) Snow load and 150 plf Dead load. The beam will be a common Western species Glued Laminated Timber (Glulam) beam. We […]
The top ten fighters of World War 2. It should be noted that this list attempts to balance technology and performance with actual wartime value and service record, rather than ranking the planes purely on one basis or another. 10. Zero (Japan) The Mitsubishi Zero had a profound impact on early WW2 and was a […]