Civil Engineering MCQAE Level Civil Engineering
The decay in timber due to alternate wetting and drying is called
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Choose the correct answer
A
dry rot
B
wet rot
C
foxiness
D
dote
Correct Answer
B. wet rot
Why is this the answer?
Alternate wetting and drying in timber causes wet rot.
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