honeycombing


honeycombing

[′hən·ē‚kōm·iŋ] (materials) Internal fiber separation in drying timber. Local roughness and weakening on the face of a concrete wall due to segregation of the concrete, with the result that there is little sand to fill in between the stone aggregate.

honeycombing

Checks or splits that develop inside a piece of wood during drying; usually not visible on the surface.