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  2. Plywood - Wikipedia

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    The most common dimension is 1.2 by 2.4 metres (3 ft 11 in × 7 ft 10 in) or the slightly larger imperial dimension of 4 feet × 8 feet. Plies vary in thickness from 1.4 mm to 4.3 mm. The number of plies—which is always odd—depends on the thickness and grade of the sheet. Roofing can use the thinner 16-millimetre (5 ⁄ 8 in) plywood ...

  3. Powder-actuated tool - Wikipedia

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    A tool is considered low velocity if the average test velocity of the fastener is not in excess of 300 ft/s (91 m/s) with no single test having a velocity of over 108 m/s (350 ft/s). [1] A high velocity tool propels or discharges a stud, pin, or fastener in excess of 300 ft/s (91 m/s).

  4. APA – The Engineered Wood Association - Wikipedia

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    APA – The Engineered Wood Association is the nonprofit trade association of the U.S. and Canadian engineered wood products industry. Based in Tacoma, Washington, the Association is composed of and represents manufacturers of structural plywood, oriented strand board (OSB), cross-laminated timber, glued laminated (glulam) timber, wood I-joists, laminated veneer lumber (LVL) and other ...

  5. International Code Council - Wikipedia

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    The International Code Council (ICC), also known as the Code Council, is an American nonprofit standards organization sponsored by the building trades, which was founded in 1994 through the merger of three regional model code organizations in the American construction industry. [1] Since 2023, ICC's headquarters has been based at Capitol ...

  6. Home Depot - Wikipedia

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    The net earnings for the period of three months (ending August 2) rose 27% up to $4.3 billion. The growth in the sales was a result of Americans staying at home as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. [50] In the Q3 for 2020, ending November 1, Home Depot reported a revenue of $33.5 billion; it represents a year-on-year increase of 24 per cent. [51]

  7. Hilti - Wikipedia

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    In 1941, the Hilti company Maschinenbau Hilti OHG was founded by Martin (1915–1997) and Eugen Hilti (1911–1964), [3] with the opening of a mechanical workshop in Schaan, Liechtenstein. Martin Hilti was trained in mechanical engineering and automotive design at the Wismar Engineering College and was 26 at the time of founding the company.

  8. World Bank’s Business-Lending Arm Backed Palm Oil Producer ...

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    In Honduras, the business-lending arm of the World Bank aligned itself with a key player in a land dispute that has left more than 130 people dead, including Gregorio Chávez, a preacher who went out to tend his garden one day and didn’t come back. In the last decade, the International Finance Corp.’s lending and influence has soared, even as it has embraced financing methods that shield ...

  9. BS 1088 - Wikipedia

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    15 mm +.1/-0.9; 18 mm +.12/-0.98; 22 mm +.16/-1.08; 25 mm +1.8/-1.16 From the above we can assume that 6 mm material will arrive at thickness' between 6.04 mm and 5.35 mm. Face Veneer thickness -- For any three-ply construction, which applies to 3 and 4 mm material, each face veneer shall be not thinner than 1/8 of the total thickness of ...