Civil Engineering Today

  Timber   Timber or Lumber is nothing but wood used for building and other engineering purposes. Timber, being a natural product available in abundance in India, is used for the construction of doors. windows, roofs, partitions, beams, posts, cupboards, shelves etc. Timber is a type of wood which has been processed into beams and planks. It is also known as “lumber” in US and Canada. Basically, timber or Lumber is a wood or firewood of growing trees. Any wood capable of yielding a minimum dimensional size can be termed as a timber or lumber. It is a stage in the process of wood production. Timbers are used for the structural purpose. Those woods which are adapted for building purposes are timbers. Finished timber is supplied in standard sizes for the industry. Timber is used for building houses and making furniture.   Timber is obtained from the trunk of trees. Trees give different types of timber which can be used for different kinds of works. A tree basically con...