Contents | 1. Introduction to structural design | 2. Loads |
Wood is the stuff inside trees; timber is wood suitable for (or prepared for) use in structures; lumber is timber cut into standard-sized planks. Since we build with lumber (which is also timber, which is also wood), all three of these terms are used, depending on the context.
© 2020 Jonathan Ochshorn; all rights reserved. This section first posted November 15, 2020; last updated November 15, 2020.