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With a cord and fractional parts of a cord or cubic meter (AKA a stere).
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Firewood is traditionally measured by the "cord".
A full cord is a pile of stacked wood 4' x 4' x 8' (128 cu. ft.)
A face cord is 4' x 1.5' x 8' (42 cu. ft.)
Packages of wood at about 1 cubic foot are available at campgrounds and service stations
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe weight of green good quality firewood is about 800 lbs to 1200 lbs per cord
Weight of some what seasoned good quality fire wood is about 650 to lbs to 1000 lbs per cord
Factors that vary range
1. wood density Wood density typically varies from 40 to 60 to 60 lbs per cubic foot, unseasoned
most fair fire wood green is at least 55 lbs per cubic foot
2 Water content
Typically good seasoned wood will have 15 to 20 percent moisture, and fresh green wood in summer can be 50% weight. (Getting to 15 percent or less requires a good cover as well as being elevated at least 4 inches above the cool ground (allows ventilation) or over a non pervious, not wet surface, and exposure to the sun for a few hours a day).
3. How it is stacked
A single perfectly round log in a square container that is 4 foot long and 4 feet in diameter would be 1/2 a cord. The circle part of the 1/2 cord box would be full, but the space between the walls of the box and the log would be void. This 1/2 cord of a perfect log is pi/4 , about 79 percent solid.
If you were to put smaller logs in the spaces around the log you could improve on this, but in practice more than an 80 percent solid cord of wood is extremely hard to achieve. My best experience for wood cut 2 foot long, stacked with a mix of sizes with various shapes, is only 60 percent solid. This also helps the wood dry out by providing ventilation
Green good quality weight calculation
55 lbs/cubic foot x 256 cubic feet x 60 percent stacking efficiency = 8,848, or about 900 lbs
If somewhat seasoned, 20 percent of this weight can be lost
1 cord of somewhat seasoned good quality fire wood
700 lbs per cord
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∙ 15y agoIf you want the weight of firewood, you can get alot of info at http://www.chimneysweeponline.com/howood.htm
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∙ 13y agoapprox 800-1000kg/m3
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What is the thermal conductivity of timber?
What is the conductivity of timber?Using the metric system of units (SI) -The thermal conductivity of softwood, (and most 'engineered' softwood products, such as softwood plywood, or OSB) is -0.13 W/K.mThe typical thermal conductivity of hardwood is -0.19 W/K.m
Which type of wood will burn faster - hardwood or softwood?
Softwood usually. It depends on the density of the woods you are burning.
Weight of 12x12 timber?
12x12 timber, of what wood species? And what is the moisture content of this wood? The question above cannot be answered without more information. A 12"x12"x8' piece of Balsa timber will weigh much less than a 12"x12"x8' Teak or Red Oak. In order to calculate the weight of 12x12 timber, you would need to know the specific weight of the wood, usually based on a board foot weight, then you could calculate how many board feet are in the piece of 12x12 you want to weigh. To get the board foot amount you would use this formula Thickness"*Width"*Length'/12 = Board Foot. So my piece listed above would be 96 board feet. Now that you know how much wood you want the weight of, you need to determine the moisture content, and also the wood species.
What is the weight of wood lap siding?
It depends on the density of the wood used and its thickness, or cross sectional area and the amount of overlap between boards. An average cladding quality softwood is around 24- 32 lbs per cu foot. Assuming approximately 3/4 of an inch thick siding thickness with no overlap this amount of timber would cover a 16 square foot of wall. So it would weigh approximately between 1.5 to 2 lbs per square foot.
Why can timber be described as a renewable source of energy?
more timber can be grown
Is timber a softwood or hardwood?
Both, TImber is split into 2 categories : Hardwood and Softwood
What type of timber is oak?
Softwood and hardwood.
What is timber from evergreen trees known as?
Softwood.
What Is c16 timber?
C16 timber is sawn softwood structural timber which has been treated and strength graded
Is softwood a type of tree?
timber is not a type of tree...it is a reference to trees before they are cut for lumber
What are faster growing trees which produce a lighter timber?
softwood trees
What is the scientic name for softwood?
Softwood. Softwood is a class of timber that has a loose widely spaced grain such as pine for example, hardwood has a fine closely set grain such as eucalyptus and balsawood.
What is the softwood whose timber is Brazil's chief forest product?
Parana pine
What is the reason for not accepting wet softwood timber for interior work?
The shrinkage factor.
What softwood indigenous to California has become an important source of timber in Australia?
redwood
3 types of natural wood?
Hardwood Timber, Softwood Timber and Plywood
What name Planks or boards of softwood timber such as fir cut for use in building?
The answer is deal
