BS 5268-5:1989
Withdrawn
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STRUCTURAL USE OF TIMBER - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE PRESERVATIVE TREATMENT OF STRUCTURAL TIMBER
Hardcopy , PDF
01-21-2010
English
01-01-1989
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Foreword
Committees responsible
Code of practice
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 The need for preservative protection
4 New timber in old buildings
5 Risk assessment
6 Preservative treatment of timber in various
structural situations
7 Preservative treatment
8 Properties of treated timber
9 Safety
10 Checking preservative treatment
Appendix
A Decision process for using preservative treatment
and examples of use of tables 4 and 5
Tables
1 Natural durability and treatability characteristics
of selected timbers
2 Classification of risk categories related to wood-
destroying organisms
3 Classification of risk categories related to safety
and economic factors
4 Timber in buildings
5 Timber used for structural purposes other than
buildings
6 Preservative treatments and relevant specifications
7 Pressure treatment
8 Immersion treatment
9 Double vacuum treatment
10 Approximate conversions
11 Anticipated minimum sapwood retention of CCA treated
timber
12 Decision process for using preservative treatment
Recommends preservative treatment of timbers to be used for structural purposes in the United Kingdom to protect them from degradation by wood-destroying organisms. Excludes remedial treatment of existing timber in old buildings, protection of timber against fire, and preserving timber against weathering or staining.
| Committee |
B/515
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes BS 5268-5(1977) & 87/11450 DC (03/2004) Inactive for the new design. (01/2006)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
28
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Withdrawn
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| Supersedes |
| BS 144-1:1990 | Wood preservation using coal tar creosotes Specification for preservative |
| BS 1990-1:1984 | Wood poles for overhead power and telecommunication lines Specification for softwood poles |
| BS 5707-3:1980 | Solutions of wood preservatives in organic solvents Methods of treatment |
| BS 589(1974) : LATEST | NOMENCLATURE OF COMMERCIAL TIMBERS, INCLUDING SOURCES OF SUPPLY |
| BS 4072-2:1987 | Wood preservation by means of copper/chromium/arsenic compositions Method for timber treatment |
| BS 6566-7:1985 | Plywood Specification for classification of resistance to fungal decay and wood borer attack |
| BS 913:1973 | Specification for wood preservation by means of pressure creosoting |
| BS 5707-1:1979 | Solutions of wood preservatives in organic solvents Specification for solutions for general purpose applications, including timber that is to be painted |
| BS 3051:1972 | Specification for coal tar creosotes for wood preservation (other than creosotes to BS 144) |
| BS 4072-1:1987 | Wood preservation by means of copper/chromium/arsenic compositions Specification for preservatives |
| BS 5666-2:1980 | Methods of analysis of wood preservatives and treated timber Qualitative analysis |
| BS 881(1974) : LATEST | NOMENCLATURE OF COMMERCIAL TIMBERS, INCLUDING SOURCES OF SUPPLY |
| BS 144:1997 | Specification for coal tar creosote for wood preservation |
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