Building Materials - Engineering

Q1:

Apiece of sawn timber whose cross-sectional dimensions exceed 5 cm, in one direction and 20 cm in the other direction, is called a

A cant

B deal

C baulk

D strip.

ANS:C - baulk

Baulk is a roughly squared timber piece which is obtained by removing the bark and sap-wood one of c/s dimensions exceeds 50mm and other 2200mm.