LOGBOOK ENTRY Week 2! Luke Adamson! !
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A cantilever is an object with only one point of support!
! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantilever!
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Kiln dried hardwood can be seasoned or dressed. You know its dressed if you can rub it without getting splinters. !
Timber is weakest going along the grain. This is why when timber is laminated together their grain direction is altered in order to give strength.!
When building, a builder is given legal possession of the building site in order to complete the required work.!
If you need a span a long area with a steel beam, it will be hard for the structure to support its own weight. In order to be successful, some steel will have to be removed from the beam to decrease the weight.!
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! http://www.steelconstruction.info/Bridges
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