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The Impact of Color – from Galvanizers Association of Austalia

Australia's climate is characterised by high ambient temperatures and long hours of sunshine over most of the continent for much of the year.

From Galvanizers Association of Australia 8 Jun 2007

Hot-Dip Galvanized Zinc Coatings on Fabricated Ferrous Articles

Standard Specification for Hot-Dip Galvanized Coatings to be used in conjunction with the Australian / New Zealand Standard 4680 and is designed for simple insertion into specifiers' overall materials specifications.

From Galvanizers Association of Australia 8 Jun 2007

Glued Lamination a Process in which Large Structural Members can be made from a large Number of Smal

Glulam is short for Glued Lamination, a process in which large structural memebers can be made from a large number of smaller pieces.

From Forest & Wood Products Australia 6 Jun 2007

Plywood – from Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Corporation

Plywood is made by slicing wood into thin veneers and gluing the veeners together to form a sheet.

From Forest & Wood Products Australia 6 Jun 2007

Milling Operations Processing Starts in the Forest – from Forest and Wood Products Research and Deve

In most milling operations processing starts in the forest.

From Forest & Wood Products Australia 31 May 2007

Galvanizing as Insurance – from Galvanizers Association of Australia

The Galvanizing of ‘rebar’ is a cheap form of insurance against corrosion of steel.

From Galvanizers Association of Australia 31 May 2007

Isolate from Pests – from Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Corporation

In terms of strategies to protect timber from degradation, isolating all timber and wood fibre in a building from biological hazards is one of the most effective.

From Forest & Wood Products Australia 31 May 2007

Multi-Residential Timber Framed Construction – from Forest and Wood Products Research and Developmen

This type of construction has been used successfully overseas for a number of decades.

From Forest & Wood Products Australia 30 May 2007

Industrial and Commercial Structures – from Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Corpor

The development of manufactured wood products has enabled timber to be used in many landmark large span structures.

From Forest & Wood Products Australia 30 May 2007

Bridges, Wharfs and Jetties – from Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Corporation

Australia has a rich heritage of timber bridges. In the early expansion of our road system, the abundance of strong and durable hardwoods made timber bridges a very cost-effective means of crossing creeks and rivers.

From Forest & Wood Products Australia 24 May 2007