WOOD, STEEL, AND FIELD TEST

Question 1

, because of its availability, relatively low
cost, ease of use, and durability (if properly designed),
continues to be an important civil engineering
material.

Answer 1

WOOD

Question 2

used extensively for buildings,
bridges, utility poles, floors, roofs, trusses, and piles.

Answer 2

WOOD

Question 3

Civil engineering applications include both
natural wood and engineered wood products, such as

Answer 3

LAMINATES, PLYWOOD, AND STRAND BOARD

Question 4

Wood has a distinct structure that affects its
use as a construction material. Civil and construction
engineers need to understand the way the tree grows
and the anisotropic nature of wood to properly design
and construct wood structures

Answer 4

STRUCTURE OF WOOD

Question 5

The concentric layers in the stem of
exogenous trees

Answer 5

GROWTH RINGS OR ANNUAL RINGS

Question 6

The wood produced in one growing season
constitutes

Answer 6

SINGLE GROWTH RING

Question 7

produced by rapid growth
during the spring

Answer 7

EARLYWOOD

Question 8

from summer growth.

Answer 8

LATEWOOD

Question 9

the weight of water in the specimen expressed as a
percentage of the oven-dry weight of the wood

Answer 9

MOISTURE CONTENT

Question 10

Physical properties such as ______ depend on the
moisture content of wood

Answer 10

weight, shrinkage, and strength

Question 11

Moisture exists in wood as either

Answer 11

BOUND OR FREE WATER

Question 12

held within the cell wall by
adsorption forces, whereas free water exists as either
condensed water or water vapor in the cell cavities. In
green wood, the cell walls are saturated.

Answer 12

BOUND WATER

Question 13

The
level of saturation at which the cell walls are
completely saturated, but no free water exists in the
cell cavities, is called

Answer 13

FIBER SATURATION POINT (FSP)