1
Q
- Once utilized in fire-resistant and insulating materials, this heat-resistant mineral, a fibrous
silicate, was woven into fabrics, but its use has been discontinued due to health concerns, including the risk of lung cancer.
A
asbestos
2
Q
- The process of removal of moisture content from green wood (wood from freshly cut-logs),
so as to make it useful for construction and other uses.
A
seasoning
3
Q
- A type of material used in ancient Egyptian funerary masks from the First Intermediate
Period to the Roman era, and was made of layers of linen or papyrus covered with plaster.
A
cartonnage
4
Q
- A fibrous substance which composes the trunk and branches of a tree that lies between
the pitch and the bark.
A
wood
5
Q
- A synthetic resin first manufactured in the 1830s, and is often used to manufacture cooking
utensils, plates, plastic products, and more. It is durable, fire and heat resistant and virtually almost unbreakable, making such products more desirable than other plastic housewares.
A
melamine
6
Q
- One of the most common and familiar composite material in which small glass fibers are
embedded within a polymeric material, normally an epoxy or polyester.
A
fiberglass
7
Q
- It is the practice of using any component removed from a building that is scheduled for or
is undergoing demolition or renovation for the purpose of reinstallation in (or on) any building.
A
architectural salvage
8
Q
- This is a term used to describe processed wood products used for furniture making, home construction and the like.
A
lumber
9
Q
- This refers to concrete that is specifically batched or manufactured for customers’
construction projects, and supplied to the customer on site as a single product.
A
ready mix concrete
10
Q
- This is a defect in wood characterized by well-defined openings between annual rings containing solid or liquid substance.
A
pitchpocket
11
Q
- A flexible, transparent fiber made of a composite of glass silica) or plastic of a diameter
slightly thicker than that of a human hair. It is used most often as a means to transmit light between the two ends of the fiber, and has a wide range of use communications, as an alternative to electrical cables.
A
optical fiber
12
Q
- A unit of volume for timber equal to 144 cubic inches, notionally twelve inches by twelve inches by one inch
A
board foot
13
Q
- It is a copy of another work of art, of a painting, drawing, print, or furniture and has been designed to look exactly like real antiques but at a lower price point.
A
reproduction
14
Q
- A defect in wood characterized by any variation from its plane surface that encourages the board to change from its original shape.
A
warping
15
Q
- A heterogeneous mixture of two or more phases that have been bonded together in order to rectify some shortcoming of a particularly useful component.
A
composite
16
Q
- A commercial brand of a type of oil-based wood preservative commercially and locally
produced, and used to forestall attack by decay, fungi, harmful insects, and marine borers.
A
solignum
17
Q
- A type of synthetic resin plastic that soften when heated, and harden when cooled regardless of the number of times the process is repeated.
A
thermoplastics
18
Q
- A composite
material consisting of paper pieces or pulp, sometimes reinforced
with textiles, bound with an adhesive, such as glue, starch, or wallpaper paste.
A
papier mache
19
Q
- It is the process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects depending on its ability to reacquire the properties it had in its virgin or original state.
A
recycling
20
Q
- A type of plywood manufactured from durable face and core veneers, with few defects so it performs longer in both humid and wet conditions and resists delaminating and fungal attack, and ideal for environments where it is exposed to moisture for long periods.
A
marine plywood
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