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  • EN 350-1:1994

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    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

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    Superseded date:  01-08-2016

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    Published date:  19-05-1994

    Publisher:  Comite Europeen de Normalisation

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    Cooperating organizations
    National foreword
    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Definitions
    4 Principle of classification
    5 Sampling of the wood to be tested
    6 Test methods and classification
    7 Test report
    Annex A (informative) Example of scheme for sampling the
    heartwood
    Annex B (informative) Example of a test report
    Annex C (informative) Bibliography
    National annex NA (informative) Committees responsible
    National annex NB (informative) Cross-references

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    This part of EN 350 gives guidance on methods for the determination of the natural durability of untreated solid wood to attack by - wood-destroying fungi - insects (beetles and termites) - marine organisms and the classification of the wood species based on the results of these test methods.

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    Committee CEN/TC 38
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher Comite Europeen de Normalisation
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

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    15/30315056 DC : 0 BS EN 599-2 - DURABILITY OF WOOD AND WOOD-BASED PRODUCTS - EFFICACY OF PREVENTIVE WOOD PRESERVATIVES AS DETERMINED BY BIOLOGICAL TESTS - PART 2: LABELLING
    I.S. EN 12465:2002 WOOD POLES FOR OVERHEAD LINES - DURABILITY REQUIREMENTS
    UNI EN 252 : 2014 FIELD TEST METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE RELATIVE PROTECTIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF A WOOD PRESERVATIVE IN GROUND CONTACT
    PREN 599-2 : DRAFT 2015 DURABILITY OF WOOD AND WOOD-BASED PRODUCTS - EFFICACY OF PREVENTIVE WOOD PRESERVATIVES AS DETERMINED BY BIOLOGICAL TESTS - PART 2: LABELLING
    DIN EN 15644 E : 2009 TRADITIONALLY DESIGNED PREFABRICATED STAIRS MADE OF SOLID WOOD - SPECIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
    06/30148318 DC : 0 EN 15497 - FINGER JOINTED STRUCTURAL TIMBER - PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM PRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS
    PREN 14081-1 : DRAFT 2013 TIMBER STRUCTURES - STRENGTH GRADED STRUCTURAL TIMBER WITH RECTANGULAR CROSS SECTION - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
    PREN 14342 : DRAFT 2011 WOOD FLOORING - CHARACTERISTICS, EVALUATION OF CONFORMITY AND MARKING
    S.R. CEN/TS 15679:2007 THERMAL MODIFIED TIMBER - DEFINITIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS
    DIN EN 14342 E : 2013 WOOD FLOORING - CHARACTERISTICS, EVALUATION OF CONFORMITY AND MARKING
    BS EN 12465:2001 Wood poles for overhead lines. Durability requirements
    EN 14229:2010 Structural timber - Wood poles for overhead lines
    CEN/TS 15679:2007 Thermal Modified Timber - Definitions and characteristics
    PREN 14915 : DRAFT 2013 SOLID WOOD PANELLING AND CLADDING - CHARACTERISTICS, EVALUATION OF CONFORMITY AND MARKING
    11/30249117 DC : 0 BS EN 14342 - WOOD FLOORING - CHARACTERISTICS, EVALUATION OF CONFORMITY AND MARKING
    01/104734 DC : DRAFT JUNE 2001 PREN 14220 - TIMBER AND WOOD-BASED MATERIALS IN WINDOWS, EXTERNAL DOOR LEAVES AND EXTERNAL DOOR FRAMES - REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIFICATION
    UNI EN 15644 : 2009 TRADITIONALLY DESIGNED PREFABRICATED STAIRS MADE OF SOLID WOOD - SPECIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
    DIN EN 14229:2011-02 Structural timber - Wood poles for overhead lines
    PD CEN/TR 16816:2015 End use performance of wood products. Utilisation and improvement of existing methods to estimate service life
    BS EN 16351:2015 Timber structures. Cross laminated timber. Requirements
    09/30203195 DC : 0 BS EN 15497 - FINGER JOINTED STRUCTURAL TIMBER - PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM PRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS
    BS EN 15644:2008 Traditionally designed prefabricated stairs made of solid wood. Specifications and requirements
    PD CEN/TR 14723:2003 Durability of wood and wood-based products. Field and accelerated conditioning tests (FACT) for wood preservative out of ground contact
    I.S. EN 14081-1:2016 TIMBER STRUCTURES - STRENGTH GRADED STRUCTURAL TIMBER WITH RECTANGULAR CROSS SECTION - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
    DIN EN 14342:2013-09 Wood flooring - Characteristics, evaluation of conformity and marking
    DIN EN 460:1994-10 Natural durability of solid wood - Guide to the durability requirements for wood to be used in hazard classes
    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
    I.S. EN 14342:2013 WOOD FLOORING - CHARACTERISTICS, EVALUATION OF CONFORMITY AND MARKING
    I.S. EN 599-1:2009 DURABILITY OF WOOD AND WOOD-BASED PRODUCTS - EFFICACY OF PREVENTIVE WOOD PRESERVATIVES AS DETERMINED BY BIOLOGICAL TESTS - PART 1: SPECIFICATION ACCORDING TO USE CLASS
    EN 16351:2015 Timber structures - Cross laminated timber - Requirements
    11/30237554 DC : 0 BS EN 14732 - TIMBER STRUCTURES - PREFABRICATED WALL, FLOOR AND ROOF ELEMENTS - REQUIREMENTS
    DIN EN 16351 E : 2015 TIMBER STRUCTURES - CROSS LAMINATED TIMBER - REQUIREMENTS
    12/30261882 DC : 0 BS EN 14081-1 - TIMBER STRUCTURES - STRENGTH GRADED STRUCTURAL TIMBER WITH RECTANGULAR CROSS-SECTION - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
    DIN EN 14229 E : 2011 STRUCTURAL TIMBER - WOOD POLES FOR OVERHEAD LINES
    07/30161334 DC : 0 BS EN 15644 - TRADITIONALLY DESIGNED PREFABRICATED STAIRS MADE OF SOLID WOOD - SPECIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
    DD CEN/TS 15083-2:2005 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
    UNE-CEN/TS 15679:2009 EX Thermal Modified Timber - Definitions and characteristics
    I.S. EN 15644:2009 TRADITIONALLY DESIGNED PREFABRICATED STAIRS MADE OF SOLID WOOD - SPECIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
    UNI EN 14342 : 2013 WOOD FLOORING AND PARQUET - CHARACTERISTICS, EVALUATION OF CONFORMITY AND MARKING
    UNI EN 599-1 : 2014 DURABILITY OF WOOD AND WOOD-BASED PRODUCTS - EFFICACY OF PREVENTIVE WOOD PRESERVATIVES AS DETERMINED BY BIOLOGICAL TESTS - PART 1: SPECIFICATION ACCORDING TO USE CLASS
    EN 252:2014 Field test method for determining the relative protective effectiveness of a wood preservative in ground contact
    DIN EN 252:2015-01 FIELD TEST METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE RELATIVE PROTECTIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF A WOOD PRESERVATIVE IN GROUND CONTACT
    DIN EN 16351:2015-12 Timber structures - Cross laminated timber - Requirements
    01/104735 DC : DRAFT JUNE 2001 PREN 14221 - TIMBER AND WOOD-BASED MATERIALS IN INTERNAL DOOR LEAVES AND INTERNAL DOOR FRAMES - REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIFICATION
    BS EN 14229:2010 Structural timber. Wood poles for overhead lines
    DD CEN/TS 15679:2007 Thermal modified timber. Definitions and characteristics
    CEN/TR 16816:2015 End use performance of wood products - Utilisation and improvement of existing methods to estimate service life
    UNI CEN/TS 15679 : 2008 THERMAL MODIFIED TIMBER - DEFINITIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS
    DD CEN/TS 15083-1:2005 Durability of wood and wood-based products. Determination of the natural durability of solid wood against food-destroying fungi, test methods Basidiomycetes
    09/30193698 DC : DRAFT JAN 2009 BS EN 14080 - TIMBER STRUCTURES - GLUED LAMINATED TIMBER AND GLUED LAMINATED SOLID TIMBER - REQUIREMENTS
    NF EN 14229 : 2010 STRUCTURAL TIMBER - WOOD POLES FOR OVERHEAD LINES
    CEN/TR 14723:2003 Durability of wood and wood-based products - Field and accelerated conditioning tests (FACT) for wood preservative out of ground contact
    UNI EN 14229 : 2010 STRUCTURAL TIMBER - WOOD POLES FOR OVERHEAD LINES
    S.R. CEN/TR 16816:2015 END USE PERFORMANCE OF WOOD PRODUCTS - UTILISATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF EXISTING METHODS TO ESTIMATE SERVICE LIFE
    ISO 15206:2010 Timber poles Basic requirements and test methods
    I.S. CEN/TS 15083-2:2005 DURABILITY OF WOOD AND WOOD-BASED PRODUCTS - DETERMINATION OF THE NATURAL DURABILITY OF SOLID WOOD AGAINST WOOD-DESTROYING FUNGI, TEST METHODS - PART 2: SOFT ROTTING MICRO-FUNGI
    I.S. 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
    DIN EN 14081-1:2016-06 TIMBER STRUCTURES - STRENGTH GRADED STRUCTURAL TIMBER WITH RECTANGULAR CROSS SECTION - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
    BS EN 599-1 : 2009 DURABILITY OF WOOD AND WOOD-BASED PRODUCTS - EFFICACY OF PREVENTIVE WOOD PRESERVATIVES AS DETERMINED BY BIOLOGICAL TESTS - PART 1: SPECIFICATION ACCORDING TO USE CLASS
    UNE-EN 16351:2016 Timber structures - Cross laminated timber - Requirements
    UNE-EN 14342:2013 Wood flooring and parquet - Characteristics, evaluation of conformity and marking
    BS EN 14342:2013 Wood flooring and parquet. Characteristics, evaluation of conformity and marking
    UNE-EN 14081-1:2016 Timber structures - Strength graded structural timber with rectangular cross section - Part 1: General requirements
    UNE-EN 599-1:2010 Durability of wood and wood-based products - Efficacy of preventive wood preservatives as determined by biological tests - Part 1: Specification according to use class
    EN 14081-1:2016 Timber structures - Strength graded structural timber with rectangular cross section - Part 1: General requirements
    EN 350-2:1994 Durability of wood and wood-based products - Natural durability of solid wood - Part 2: Guide to natural durability and treatability of selected wood species of importance in Europe
    EN 15644:2008 Traditionally designed prefabricated stairs made of solid wood - Specifications and requirements
    EN 599-1:2009+A1:2013 Durability of wood and wood-based products - Efficacy of preventive wood preservatives as determined by biological tests - Part 1: Specification according to use class
    EN 14342:2013 Wood flooring and parquet - Characteristics, evaluation of conformity and marking
    I.S. EN 16351:2015 TIMBER STRUCTURES - CROSS LAMINATED TIMBER - REQUIREMENTS
    12/30266868 DC : 0 BS EN 16481 - TIMBER STAIRS - STRUCTURAL DESIGN - CALCULATION METHOD
    13/30288842 DC : 0 BS EN 14081-1 - TIMBER STRUCTURES - STRENGTH GRADED STRUCTURAL TIMBER WITH RECTANGULAR CROSS SECTION - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
    08/30181258 DC : DRAFT APR 2008 BS EN 14229 - STRUCTURAL TIMBER - WOOD POLES FOR OVERHEAD LINES
    DIN EN 15644:2009-03 TRADITIONALLY DESIGNED PREFABRICATED STAIRS MADE OF SOLID WOOD - SPECIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
    07/30088601 DC : 0 BS EN 599-1 - DURABILITY OF WOOD AND WOOD-BASED PRODUCTS - EFFICACY OF PREVENTIVE WOOD PRESERVATIVES AS DETERMINED BY BIOLOGICAL TESTS - PART 1: SPECIFICATION ACCORDING TO USE CLASS
    I.S. CEN TR 14723:2004 DURABILITY OF WOOD AND WOOD-BASED PRODUCTS - FIELD AND ACCELERATED CONDITIONING TESTS (FACT) FOR WOOD PRESERVATIVE OUT OF GROUND CONTACT
    03/310921 DC : 0 EN 14732-1 - TIMBER STRUCTURES - PREFABRICATED WALL, FLOOR AND ROOF ELEMENTS - PART 1: PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS
    02/106054 DC : 0 PREN 14544 - TIMBER STRUCTURES - STRENGTH GRADED STRUCTURAL TIMBER WITH ROUND CROSS-SECTION - REQUIREMENTS
    13/30268273 DC : 0 BS EN 14915 - SOLID WOOD PANELLING AND CLADDING - CHARACTERISTICS, EVALUATION OF CONFORMITY AND MARKING
    I.S. EN 14229:2010 STRUCTURAL TIMBER - WOOD POLES FOR OVERHEAD LINES
    I.S. EN 252:2014 FIELD TEST METHOD FOR DETERMINING RELATIVE PROTECTIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF A WOOD PRESERVATIVE IN GROUND CONTACT
    DIN EN 599-1:2014-03 DURABILITY OF WOOD AND WOOD-BASED PRODUCTS - EFFICACY OF PREVENTIVE WOOD PRESERVATIVES AS DETERMINED BY BIOLOGICAL TESTS - PART 1: SPECIFICATION ACCORDING TO USE CLASS
    BS EN 14915 : 2013 SOLID WOOD PANELLING AND CLADDING - CHARACTERISTICS, EVALUATION OF CONFORMITY AND MARKING
    BS EN 14081-1:2016 Timber structures. Strength graded structural timber with rectangular cross section General requirements
    EN 12465 : 2001 WOOD POLES FOR OVERHEAD LINES - DURABILITY REQUIREMENTS
    CEN/TS 15083-2:2005 Durability of wood and wood-based products - Determination of the natural durability of solid wood against wood-destroying fungi, test methods - Part 2: Soft rotting micro-fungi

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    EN 49-1:2016 Wood preservatives - Determination of the protective effectiveness against Anobium punctatum (De Geer) by egg-laying and larval survival - Part 1: Application by surface treatment (Laboratory method)
    EN 275:1992 Wood preservatives - Determination of the protective effectiveness against marine borers
    EN 118:2013 Wood preservatives - Determination of preventive action against Reticulitermes species (European termites) (Laboratory method)
    EN 46:1988/AC:1992 WOOD PRESERVATIVES - DETERMINATION OF THE PREVENTIVE ACTION AGAINST RECENTLY HATCHED LARVAE OF HYLOTRUPES BAJULUS (LINNAEUS) (LABORATORY METHOD)
    ISO 3131:1975 Wood — Determination of density for physical and mechanical tests
    EN 252:2014 Field test method for determining the relative protective effectiveness of a wood preservative in ground contact
    EN 113:1996/A1:2004 WOOD PRESERVATIVES - TEST METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE PROTECTIVE EFFECTIVENESS AGAINST WOOD DESTROYING BASIDIOMYCETES - DETERMINATION OF THE TOXIC VALUES
    EN 20-1:1992 Wood preservatives - Determination of the protective effectiveness against Lyctus Brunneus (Stephens) - Part 1: Application by surface treatment (laboratory method)
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