BS 5756:1980

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Specification for tropical hardwoods graded for structural use

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

15-05-1997

Language(s)

English

Published date

30-09-1980

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Foreword
Cooperating organizations
Specification
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. Visually stress graded tropical hardwood
4. Measurement of characteristics
5. Requirements for the Hardwood Structural (HS) grade
6. Marking
Appendix
A. Determination of slope of grain
Figures
1. Knots
2. Fissures
3. Measurement of bow, spring, twist and cup
4. Wane
5. Swivel handled scribe for determination of slope
of grain
6. Use of scribe
7. Measurement of slope of grain

Specifies the permissible limits of characteristics of a single visual stress grade of timber which is designated \'Hardwood Structural\' (HS) grade.

Committee	B/518
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	10
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Superseded
SupersededBy	BS 5756:1997

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