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07:16 Jul 2, 2010 |
Croatian to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.) / ponašanje drveta u uvjetima vlage i temperature | |||||||
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3 +1 | wood swelling and shrinking |
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wood swelling and shrinking Explanation: Some adhesives develop a strong bond to wood under dry conditions, but with wetting and drying and resultant wood swelling and shrinking, they progressively debond from the wood. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf2000/chris00b.pdf Carvel and lapstrake are two different approaches to build a boat that tolerates wood swelling and shrinking without breaking or developing leaks. http://koti.kapsi.fi/hvartial/wood/wood6.htm -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 20 mins (2010-07-02 07:36:59 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- bubrenje i utezanje drveta - wood swelling and shrinking bubrenje drveta - wood swelling utezanje drveta - wood shrinking |
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