Defense Basic Preservation and Packaging (CERT)
questions and answers
1. You need to secure a light-duty fiberboard box.Which manufacturer's joint would you
use?: Taped
2. When packing a fiberboard box for shipment, you refer to ASTM D1974 because it
contains standards for: closing, sealing, and reinforcement methods.
3. What is an incomplete corner along the edge of a piece of lumber called?-
: Warping
4. Clinching increases nail retention. For proper clinching, the nail must meet which three (3)
criteria?
Select all that apply.: Be angled along the edge grain of the wood
Be clinched across the wood grain
Be clinching cut nails
Have its point protruding completely through wood pieces
Have the nail head protruding slightly above the wood
Be bent over, and driven back into the wood surface
5. What are hard, cross-grained masses or blemishes in wood called?: Cross grain
questions and answers
1. You need to secure a light-duty fiberboard box.Which manufacturer's joint would you
use?: Taped
2. When packing a fiberboard box for shipment, you refer to ASTM D1974 because it
contains standards for: closing, sealing, and reinforcement methods.
3. What is an incomplete corner along the edge of a piece of lumber called?-
: Warping
4. Clinching increases nail retention. For proper clinching, the nail must meet which three (3)
criteria?
Select all that apply.: Be angled along the edge grain of the wood
Be clinched across the wood grain
Be clinching cut nails
Have its point protruding completely through wood pieces
Have the nail head protruding slightly above the wood
Be bent over, and driven back into the wood surface
5. What are hard, cross-grained masses or blemishes in wood called?: Cross grain
