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Flooring
Of or pertaining to the laying or building of floors.
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Impact test
Construction; Flooring
A test for determining the resistance to shattering of a dried film by dropping a weight onto the finish.
Impact loads
Construction; Flooring
Impact loads are momentary indentations like those produced from walking traffic. These impact pressures are high (often as much as several thousand pounds per square inch), and the smaller or ...
Hygroscopic
Construction; Flooring
A.) A substance that can absorb and retain moisture, or lose or throw off moisture. Wood and wood products are hygroscopic. They expand with absorption of moisture and their dimensions become smaller ...
Impact insulation class
Construction; Flooring
IIC is the measurement of how well a product resists the direct transfer of an impact, over a wide frequency range, from an elevated floor to the room below.
Knot
Construction; Flooring
The portion of a branch or limb that has been surrounded by subsequent growth of the stem. The shape of the knot as it appears on a cut surface depends on the angle of the cut relative to the long ...
Kiln
Construction; Flooring
A chamber having controlled air flow, temperature and relative humidity for drying lumber, veneer and other wood products.
