Each piece of wood has a unique QR code laser-burned onto it, so it can be easily selected and assigned to a specific part of the structure In a proof-of-concept demonstration of the technology, an ...

A team used dendrochronology and a form of radiocarbon dating called 'wiggle-matching' to pinpoint, with 95% probability, the years in which an ancient wooden structure's two main components were ...

Wood is considered an attractive construction material for both aesthetic and environmental purposes. Construction of useful wood objects requires complicated structures and ways to connect components ...

Keywords: NEESWOOD Project. Light-frame construction. Wood-frame structures. Residential structures. Performance-based seismic design. Full-scale tests. Shaking ...

Blacksburg, Va., April 11, 2002 -- How does Nature hold wood together? Virginia Tech researchers are studying xylan, wood's natural glue, as a guide for designing better materials. The research will ...

Wood is, by far, the most common material used in the U.S. for single-family-home construction. But wood construction isn’t engineered for long-term durability, and it often underperforms, ...

This is the second article in a six-part series highlighting the sourcing, engineering, commercial availability, and use of ...

TORONTO — JONH Mouldings, a manufacturer of wood components used by cabinet makers, contractors and other professionals, will exhibit at the Woodworking Machinery & Supply Conference and Expo, ...

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