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ALLOWABLE DEFECT [1 record]

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Record 1 2009-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inspection of Surfaces (Materials Engineering)
  • Silviculture
DEF

Any defect that does not exclude a piece of timber from a specified grade ...

OBS

Allowable blemishes and imperfections are generally included in allowable defects.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Contrôle des états de surface des matériaux
  • Sylviculture
DEF

Anomalie apparaissant sur une pièce de bois et qui en raison de sa faible importance n'empêche pas cette dernière d'être classée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Control del estado de la superficie de los materiales
  • Silvicultura
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