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Strength grading of timber in the UK and Ireland in 2021

Ridley-Ellis, Dan
; 
Gil-Moreno, David
; 
Harte, Annette M.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10379/17124
 https://doi.org/10.13025/18452
Publication Date
2022-03-19
Keywords
Grades, classes, machine strength grading, visual strength grading, structural timber, EN14081
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Ridley-Ellis, Dan, Gil-Moreno, David, & Harte, Annette M. (2022). Strength grading of timber in the UK and Ireland in 2021. International Wood Products Journal, 1-10. doi:10.1080/20426445.2022.2050549
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This paper summarises the state of the art for strength grading of construction timber grown in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. It includes the latest approvals based on recent research on spruce, larch and Douglas-fir. It lists the following information along with the primary references: visual grading grades and strength class assignments; grading machines with approved settings for machine control grading; the species, size ranges and strength class combinations covered; and grade determining properties of specific strength classes for the UK and Irish markets. This paper is useful for those grading timber, and those specifying UK and Irish grown timber.
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Taylor & Francis
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