This set of Pulp and Paper Multiple Choice Questions and Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Solid Wood Measurement”.
1. Volume of solid wood in stacked Round wood can be determined by Cord?
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: IT is measured by a process called Scaling. A labor intensive method of sampling volume and rock sizes and converting to solid wood volume with tables.
2. Water displacement method comes under solid wood measurement.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: In practice it is easier to weigh the wood and determine the bone dry weight using moisture contents of wood.
3. Which one is a volume measuring method for a solid wood?
a) Board foot
b) Scaling
c) Cord
d) Water displacement method
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Explanation: A board foot is a volumetric measurement of solid wood. It is equal to 12 inch x 12 inch x 1 inch
4. What is the purpose of C unit and its dimension?
a) Soft wood in stacked round wood of 100 cubic feet
b) Solid wood in stacked round wood of 100 cubic feet
c) Wet wood in stacked rose wood of 100 cubic feet
d) Soft wood in stacked rose wood of 100 cubic feet
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Explanation: A C unit is 100 cubic feet of solid wood in stacked round wood. It is used to determine the wood content of pulp logs.
5. What is a ‘Chord’ in Solid wood measurement?
a) It is a stacked hard wood
b) It is a stacked rose wood
c) It is a stacked round wood
d) It is a stacked soft wood
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Explanation: A chord is stacked round wood occupying a total volume of 4 feet by 8 feet by 4 feet
6. What is the total volume occupied by a Chord?
a) 4 feet by 8 feet by 1.4 feet
b) 4 feet by 8 feet by 4 feet
c) 14 feet by 8 feet by 4 feet
d) 4 feet by 8 feet by 24 feet
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Explanation: A chord of stacked wood contains 80 – 90 cubic feet of solid wood, although this can vary widely.
7. How wide is a face cord in Solid wood measurement?
a) 2 feet by 3 feet
b) 12 feet by 5 feet
c) 4 feet by 8 feet
d) 12 feet by 3 feet
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Explanation: A face cord is used to sell firewood in some locations; it is 4 feet by 8 feet by the width of the wood pieces.
For the below mentioned questions (8 to 10), with wood of 0.45 specific gravity in various forms (for 85 ft3 of solid wood per chord and 2.6 ft3 of chips per ft3 of solid wood).
8. What is the value of conversion factors for wood after converting 1000 board feet to m3 of solid wood.
a) 3.55
b) 2.3598
c) 1.06
d) 6.1
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Explanation: It is converted by multiplication action.
9. What is the value of conversion factors for wood after converting 1000 board feet to m3 of stacked wood.
a) 3.55
b) 2.3598
c) 1.06
d) 6.1
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Explanation: None.
10. What is the value of conversion factors for wood after converting 1000 board feet to m3 of wood chips.
a) 3.55
b) 2.3598
c) 1.06
d) 6.1
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Explanation: None.
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