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A face cord is an informal measurement for stacked firewood, [1] sometimes called a rick. [2] Width and height is typically the same as a cord (3.6 m 3), but the depth can vary. [3] The front face is the same as a cord 4 by 8 feet (1.2 by 2.4 m), hence the name. The depth is generally 16 inches (410 mm) (for use in residential fireplaces) but ...
The name cord probably comes from the use of a cord or string to measure it. [2] The face cord is a unit of volume for stacked firewood, 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 16 inches high—equal to 1/3 of a cord. [3] The symbol for the unit is fc - cd. [4]
The actual wood volume of a cord may be in the range of 80 to 100 cubic feet (2.3 to 2.8 m 3) as stacked wood takes up more space than a piece of solid wood. The most common firewood piece length is 16 inches (41 cm). [28] The volume of a face cord or a rick [29] depends on the length of the logs that are stacked in a 4 by 8 ft (1.22 by 2.44 m ...
In France, Belgium, and Switzerland, people still use the "cord" to measure wood to be burnt in a fireplace. In other circumstances (i.e. forest surveying), they measure wood in steres.
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A radio telemetry wireline extensometer monitoring slope deformation. Deformation monitoring (also referred to as deformation survey) is the systematic measurement and tracking of the alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of stresses induced by applied loads.
With the introduction of the nautical mile as a standard unit of measure at sea in the 15th century, they began to mark the line at equal intervals proportional to the nautical mile and to the time interval used for measurement. Initially, the markings were simply knots in the line. Later, sailors worked knotted cords into the log-line.
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