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Wood Information Sheet 4-7 Timber strength grading and strength classes
Publication Year
2021
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Strength grading of timbers used for structural purposes considering their regulations and standards, marking and documentation, grades and classes, moisture content, quality control and availability.
Document History
March 2021 edition. Supersedes the August 2017 edition. First published 1996, as 'Guide to strength graded softwood'; revised 2003, 2006, 2011, 2017 and 2021.
Publisher Information
BM TRADA
BM TRADA originates during the 1930s when a forerunner of what later became the Timber Research and Development Association (TRADA) was set up to promote the use of wood in construction. Their publishing programme delivers an extensive range of timber information - Eurocode 5 guidance, span tables, Wood Information Sheets and technical manuals on timber structures, characteristics, performance aspects such as fire and durability, and common applications.
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