timbering
Wooden structural bracing
Timbering is the wooden framework used to support tunnels, mines, or excavations during construction.
The term refers both to the structural timbers themselves and to the act of installing them: The timbering in the old mine shaft had rotted dangerously.
In forestry, timbering can also mean the harvesting of trees for lumber.
Rays or supports
- joistsHorizontal building beams
- raftersSloped roof beams
- trussesTriangulated load-bearing frames
- girdersHorizontal structural supports
purlins · studs · crossbeam · ridgepole · lintel · posts · columns · framework
Temporary structural support
- cribbingIllicit copying during tests
- laggingFailing to keep pace
- setsGrouped items together
- headframeMine shaft superstructure
drift · adit · shaft · gallery · tunnel · underground · ore · excavation
Temporary structural support
- proppingSupporting with aid
- underpinningFoundational support beneath
- bracingRefreshingly keen or stimulating
- stabilizationProcess of becoming steady
reinforcement · scaffolding · buttress · load-bearing · structural · temporary · formwork · falsework
Dense deciduous timber
- softwoodConiferous tree lumber
- planksFlat construction lumber pieces
- boardsPlanks or governing bodies
- logsCut wood sections
sawmill · cedar · pine · oak · fir · spruce · hemlock · forestry
Fitting wood pieces together
- woodworkCraft of building with lumber
- mortiseCarved slot for joining
- tenonProjecting joint piece
- notchingCutting small grooves
fitting · framing · hewn · adze · broadaxe · sawing · scribing · pegging
Power to exert force
- durabilityResistance to wear
- sturdinessStrength and solidity
- load-bearingSustaining structural mass
- stabilityResistance to displacement
density · hardness · resilience · rot-resistant · treated · pressure-treated · weathering · sound
beams
Rays or supports
girders · purlins · studs · crossbeam · ridgepole · lintel · posts · columns · framework · framing
shoring
Temporary structural support
headframe · drift · adit · shaft · gallery · tunnel · underground · ore · excavation · mine
shoring
Temporary structural support
- proppingSupporting with aid
- underpinningFoundational support beneath
- bracingRefreshingly keen or stimulating
stabilization · reinforcement · scaffolding · buttress · load-bearing · structural · temporary · formwork · falsework · centering
hardwood
Dense deciduous timber
logs · sawmill · cedar · pine · oak · fir · spruce · hemlock · forestry · logging
joinery
Fitting wood pieces together
notching · fitting · framing · hewn · adze · broadaxe · sawing · scribing · pegging · doweling
strength
Power to exert force
- durabilityResistance to wear
- sturdinessStrength and solidity
- load-bearingSustaining structural mass
stability · density · hardness · resilience · rot-resistant · treated · pressure-treated · weathering · sound · seasoned
- mininggold, mines, gold mines, mine, coal
- mine shaftsmine shaft, headframe, cage, skip, hoist
timberingsteel framing
Structural support using alloy beams
steel construction · concrete construction · reinforced concrete · masonry · steel reinforcement
timberingdemolition
Deliberate structural destruction
dismantling · stripping · excavation · clearing · deconstructing
timberingreforestation
Replanting depleted woodlands
afforestation · tree planting · forest restoration · forest preservation
lumber, timber, lumbering, lumberjack, lumbered, timbered, timberland, timbers, timberline