Question

Farrell mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com
Thu Mar 30 18:31:31 MST 2006


Oops, sorry. MC = wood moisture content - degree to which the panel is 
dried - 6.5 to 6.0% for RC&S up to 4% (if I remember correctly) for CC.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message ----- 
> MC=?
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Of Farrell
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>
> Rib Crowned and Supported - ribs shaped to relatively small radii, board
> ribbed at relatively high MC, panel under little compression and has no
> significant crown-supporting function.
>
> Rib Crowned - ribs shaped to relatively large radius (commonly 60-foot),
> board ribbed at moderate to low MC, panel compression in part supports
> crown.
>
> Rib crowned is a bit of a hybrid - somewhere between CC and RC&S. There
> really is a continuum between the two extremes of CC and RC&S.
>
> Terry Farrell
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> now how is Rib Crowned different from Rib Crowned and Supported?
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> Mike
>
> 




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