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I.S. EN 252:2014

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FIELD TEST METHOD FOR DETERMINING RELATIVE PROTECTIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF A WOOD PRESERVATIVE IN GROUND CONTACT
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English

Published date

01-01-2014

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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Principle
3 Wood specimens
4 Sample of wood preservative
5 Conditioning and treatment of the stakes
6 Reference stakes
7 Untreated control stakes
8 Condition of the test field
9 Installation of the stakes in the test field
10 Inspections
11 Evaluation
12 Duration of the test
13 Conditions for the validity of the test
14 Test report
Annex A (informative) - Guidance for the testing of wood or wood
        based products that have not been treated with a wood
        preservative
Annex B (informative) - Characterization of the field test site
Annex C (informative) - Example of pattern for setting up field stakes
        into the ground
Annex D (informative) - Determination of strength characteristics in
        wood stakes through measuring Modulus of Elasticity
Annex E (informative) - Example of a test report
Bibliography

Defines a field test method for evaluating the effectiveness of wood preservatives in a ground contact situation.

DocumentType
Standard
Pages
28
PublisherName
National Standards Authority of Ireland
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
EN 252:2014 Identical

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I.S. 435-1:2017 TIMBER POST AND RAIL ROADSIDE FENCING - PART 1: MATERIALS
I.S. 437:2008 HORSE AND STUD FENCING - TIMBER POST AND RAIL

EN 350-1:1994 Durability of wood and wood-based products - Natural durability of solid wood - Part 1: Guide to the principles of testing and classification of the natural durability of wood
EN 335:2013 Durability of wood and wood-based products - Use classes: definitions, application to solid wood and wood-based products

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