engineered wood

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engineer
noun[C]
uk
/ˌen.dʒɪˈnɪər/us
/ˌen.dʒɪˈnɪr/
a person whose job is to design or build machines, engines, or electrical equipment, or things such as roads, railways, or bridges, using ...
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wood
noun
uk
/wʊd/us
/wʊd/
a hard substance that forms the branches and trunks of trees and can be used as a building material, for making things, or as ...
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Most respondents did not know what 'engineeredwood' was, even though their homes contain it.
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Some were enthusiastic about the stairwell cathedral ceiling in theengineeredwoodunit.
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Theengineeredwoodunit has an upgraded control strategy - an item that earlier surveys indicated buyers would purchase, along with upgraded windows.
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While expressing concern about what their houses are made of, 59% did not know or could not tell which prototype was steel and which wasengineeredwood.
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Engineeredwoodproducts are manufactured by binding together wood strands, fibers, or veneers with adhesives to form a composite material.
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Captured within frames, panels may be either solid or veneeredengineeredwood(either particle board or medium density fiberboard).
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Doors may be fabricated of solid material, eitherengineeredwood(particle board or medium-density fiberboard, but not typically plywood) or solid wood.
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The increased stability ofengineeredwoodis achieved by running each layer at a 90 angle to the layer above.
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With the increased use of concrete as a subfloor in some parts of the world,engineeredwoodflooring has gained some popularity.
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Special provisions for seismic load-resisting systems for allengineeredwoodstructures requires consideration of diaphragm ratios, horizontal and vertical diaphragm shears, and connector/fastener values.
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It is a plastic material which is thermoformed to the profile of an underlyingengineeredwoodcore such as medium-density fiberboard.
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Engineeredwoodproducts are becoming a bigger part of the construction industry.
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Engineeredwoodproducts are available which bind the particles, fibres or veneers of wood together with adhesives to form composite materials.
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The performance surface is normally of vinyl or hardwood,engineeredwoodor laminate.
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Engineeredwoodproducts commonly used in furniture making include plywood, hardboard, millboard, chipboard, and medium-density fiberboard.
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For example:engineeredwood, millwork, cabinets, furniture, tongue depressors or popsicle sticks, just to name a few.
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Uses of kenaf fibre includeengineeredwood, insulation, clothing-grade cloth, soil-less potting mixes, animal bedding, packing material, and material that absorbs oil and liquids.
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Engineeredwoodis normally used nowadays for wood flooring as it is less liable to warp or shrink and is more economic.
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However, not allengineeredwoodproducts are produced using formaldehyde glues.
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