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AS 2082-2007
[Current]Timber — Hardwood — Visually stress-graded for structural purposes
Specifies requirements for visually stress-graded sawn hardwood intended for structural purposes, at the time of grading.
Published: 07/12/2007
Pages: 46
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Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
1 Scope and general
1.1 Scope
1.2 Application
1.3 Referenced documents
1.4 Definitions
1.5 Timber species and stress grades
1.5.1 Species and species mixtures other than A17 grade
1.5.2 A17 grade
1.6 Structural grades of hardwood
1.7 Sizes and tolerances
1.7.1 Dimensions
1.7.2 Squareness
1.7.3 Special straightness requirements
1.8 Moisture content of seasoned timber
1.8.1 Testing
1.8.2 Seasoned timber
1.9 Characteristics
1.9.1 Measurement of characteristics
1.9.2 Combination of characteristics
1.9.3 Characteristics occurring entirely within the prescribed limits for want and wane
1.9.4 Mechanical damage
1.10 Grade limitation and grading
1.10.1 Basis
1.10.2 Limitations
1.10.3 Variations in assessment
1.10.4 Re-sawing
1.10.5 Grading check
1.10.6 Moisture content of preservative-treated timber
1.10.7 Docking of multiple lengths
1.11 Sapwood susceptible to lyctid borers
1.12 Preservative treatment
1.13 Identification of grade
2 Grade descriptions
2.1 Structural Grade No. 1
2.1.1 General
2.1.2 Permissible characteristics
2.2 Structural Grade No. 2
2.2.1 General
2.2.2 Permissible characteristics
2.3 Structural Grade No. 3
2.3.1 General
2.3.2 Permissible characteristics
2.4 Structural Grade No. 4
2.4.1 General
2.4.2 Permissible characteristics
2.5 Structural appearance grades
3 A17 grade description
3.1 General
3.2 Seasoned victorian ash—A17
3.2.1 General
3.2.2 Permissible characteristics
Appendix A
A1 Properties of structural timbers
A2 Legend to Tables A1, A2, A3 and A4
A3 F-grades for specific in-grade tested species (containing heart)
Appendix B
Appendix C
C1 Knots, knot holes, holes other than those made by insects and occluded branch stubs
C2 Borer holes
C3 Slope of grain
C4 Gum pockets, gum veins, resin pockets, overgrowths of injury, and primary rot
C5 Checks
C6 Wane, want and Lyctid-susceptible sapwood
C7 Bow and spring
C8 Twist
C9 Cup
Appendix D
Cited references in this standard
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