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DD CEN/TS 15083-2:2005

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Durability of wood and wood-based products. Determination of the natural durability of solid wood against wood-destroying fungi, test methods Soft-rotting micro-fungi

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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

07-11-2005

$443.41
Including GST where applicable

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Principle
5 Test materials and apparatus
6 Test specimens
7 Procedure
8 Calculation of x-value
9 Test report
Annex A (informative) Guidance on sampling
Annex B (informative) Determination of water holding
                      capacity
Annex C (informative) Rapid soil virulence test
Annex D (informative) Diagnostic microscopy of exposed
                      samples
Annex E (informative) Assessment of results
Annex F (informative) Example of a test report for a
                      softwood timber
Bibliography

Describes a method of test for determining the natural durability of a timber against soft rotting micro-fungi.

Committee
B/515
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
28
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current

Standards Relationship
CEN/TS 15083-2:2005 Identical

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 84:1997 Wood preservatives - Accelerated ageing of treated wood prior to biological testing - Leaching procedure
BS 373:1957 Methods of testing small clear specimens of timber
EN 460:1994 Durability of wood and wood-based products - Natural durability of solid wood - Guide to the durability requirements for wood to be used in hazard classes
EN 73:2014 Wood preservatives - Accelerated ageing of treated wood prior to biological testing - Evaporative ageing procedure
ISO 3696:1987 Water for analytical laboratory use — Specification and test methods
EN ISO 3696:1995 Water for analytical laboratory use - Specification and test methods (ISO 3696:1987)
CEN/TS 15083-1:2005 Durability of wood and wood-based products - Determination of the natural durability of solid wood against wood-destroying fungi, test methods - Part 1: Basidiomycetes

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