Defense Basic Preservation and Packaging Boxes
and Containers – Questions With Correct Solutions
You are using a fiberboard box for packing. To avoid waste, you selected the
appropriate grade. What does grade measure Correct Answer - Strength
and durability
These fiberboard boxes are all classed as domestic. Which one is the
strongest? Correct Answer - Corrugated singlewall Grade 125
Your packaging shop has a stockpile of vendor-made, fiberboard boxes. You
need to know their specifications, so you read their Correct Answer -
box maker's certificate
You need to secure a light-duty fiberboard box. Which manufacturer's joint
would you use? Correct Answer - Taped
You need to pack a heavy item for shipment. Before you put it in the box, you
realize the box needs another layer of fiberboard to stregthen its sides. WHat
do you put inside the box? Correct Answer - Liner
When packing a fiberboard box for shipment, you refer to ASTM d1974
because it contains standards for Correct Answer - closing, sealing, and
reinforcement methods
You have a large, heavy fiberboard box that needs to be strapped. To make
sure you add enough straps to reinforce the box, you need to know the box's
Correct Answer - length, height, and width
What happens when one part of a wooden board dries faster than another and
causes stress that changes the shape of the wood? Correct Answer -
Warping
You have to build a wood container that requires the highest strength and
density, shock resistance, and fastener retention. Which wood group would
you select? Correct Answer - Wood Group IV
, Which two resources cover the standards and specifications for nails?
Correct Answer - TM 38-701, ASTM F1667
Which resources covers the standards, specifications, and guidelines for
classifying wood types, defects, and other requirements for building wood
containers? Correct Answer - ASTM D6199
Cliniching increases nail retention. For proper clinching the nail must
Correct Answer - -Be bent over and driven back into the wood surface
-be clinched across the wood grain
-have its point protruding completely through wood pieces
You've selected wood to construct a container. One of the lumber pieces has a
5-inch section of wane along its edge near the end. What should you do with
this piece of lumber? Correct Answer - Cut the wane off
Which would group is more likely to split and occasionally deflect nails,
causing them to run out the sides of the wood piece Correct Answer -
Wood group II
You are constructing a wood container and you notice a small section of
decay. What should you do? Correct Answer - Discard the decayed piece
The structural integrity and stability of a wooden container depends a lot on
nail retention. You should avoid nailing into the Correct Answer - end
grain
Which box component strengthens and supports the framework of a wooden
box? Correct Answer - Cleat
Which publication do you use to build lumber boxes Correct Answer -
ASTM D6880
Which class of wood-cleated panelboard box has a higher weight limit and is
better suited to rough handling and unprotected storage Correct Answer
- class 2
and Containers – Questions With Correct Solutions
You are using a fiberboard box for packing. To avoid waste, you selected the
appropriate grade. What does grade measure Correct Answer - Strength
and durability
These fiberboard boxes are all classed as domestic. Which one is the
strongest? Correct Answer - Corrugated singlewall Grade 125
Your packaging shop has a stockpile of vendor-made, fiberboard boxes. You
need to know their specifications, so you read their Correct Answer -
box maker's certificate
You need to secure a light-duty fiberboard box. Which manufacturer's joint
would you use? Correct Answer - Taped
You need to pack a heavy item for shipment. Before you put it in the box, you
realize the box needs another layer of fiberboard to stregthen its sides. WHat
do you put inside the box? Correct Answer - Liner
When packing a fiberboard box for shipment, you refer to ASTM d1974
because it contains standards for Correct Answer - closing, sealing, and
reinforcement methods
You have a large, heavy fiberboard box that needs to be strapped. To make
sure you add enough straps to reinforce the box, you need to know the box's
Correct Answer - length, height, and width
What happens when one part of a wooden board dries faster than another and
causes stress that changes the shape of the wood? Correct Answer -
Warping
You have to build a wood container that requires the highest strength and
density, shock resistance, and fastener retention. Which wood group would
you select? Correct Answer - Wood Group IV
, Which two resources cover the standards and specifications for nails?
Correct Answer - TM 38-701, ASTM F1667
Which resources covers the standards, specifications, and guidelines for
classifying wood types, defects, and other requirements for building wood
containers? Correct Answer - ASTM D6199
Cliniching increases nail retention. For proper clinching the nail must
Correct Answer - -Be bent over and driven back into the wood surface
-be clinched across the wood grain
-have its point protruding completely through wood pieces
You've selected wood to construct a container. One of the lumber pieces has a
5-inch section of wane along its edge near the end. What should you do with
this piece of lumber? Correct Answer - Cut the wane off
Which would group is more likely to split and occasionally deflect nails,
causing them to run out the sides of the wood piece Correct Answer -
Wood group II
You are constructing a wood container and you notice a small section of
decay. What should you do? Correct Answer - Discard the decayed piece
The structural integrity and stability of a wooden container depends a lot on
nail retention. You should avoid nailing into the Correct Answer - end
grain
Which box component strengthens and supports the framework of a wooden
box? Correct Answer - Cleat
Which publication do you use to build lumber boxes Correct Answer -
ASTM D6880
Which class of wood-cleated panelboard box has a higher weight limit and is
better suited to rough handling and unprotected storage Correct Answer
- class 2
