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AS 3818.1-2003

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Timber - Heavy structural products - Visually graded General requirements

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Superseded date

01-02-2024

Superseded by

AS 3818.1-2009

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2003

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1 - AS 3818.1:2003 TIMBER - HEAVY STRUCTURAL PRODUCTS - VISUALLY GRADED - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - 1 SCOPE
6 - 2 APPLICATION
6 - 3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
7 - 4 DEFINITIONS
7 - 5 MOISTURE CONTENT OF SEASONED TIMBER
8 - 6 PRESERVATIVE TREATMENT
8 - 6.1 General
8 - 6.2 Sapwood susceptible to Lyctid borers
8 - 7 MINIMIZING END SPLITTING
8 - 8 CHARACTERISTICS
8 - 8.1 Measurement of characteristics
8 - 8.2 Combination of characteristics in sawn timber
9 - 8.3 Characteristics occurring entirely within the prescribed limits for want and wane
10 - 8.4 Mechanical damage
10 - 9 GRADE LIMITATION AND GRADING
10 - 9.1 Basis
10 - 9.2 Limitations
10 - 9.3 Variations in assessment
10 - 9.4 Resawing
10 - 9.5 Grading check
11 - 9.6 Moisture content of preservative-treated timber
11 - 9.7 End trimming
11 - 9.8 Docking of multiple lengths
11 - 10 MARKING
11 - 11 INSPECTION
12 - 12 STORAGE AND MAINTENANCE
13 - APPENDIX A - MEANS OF DEMONSTRATING COMPLIANCE WITH THIS STANDARD
13 - A1 SCOPE
13 - A2 STATISTICAL SAMPLING
13 - A3 PRODUCT CERTIFICATION
13 - A4 SUPPLIER'S QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
14 - A5 OTHER MEANS OF ASSESSMENT
15 - APPENDIX B - RELATIVE NATURAL DURABILITY OF THE HEARTWOOD OF SPECIES
16 - APPENDIX C - SPECIES PROPERTIES AND USES
25 - APPENDIX D - DEFINITIONS
31 - APPENDIX E - MEASUREMENT OF CHARACTERISTICS
31 - E1 KNOTS IN SAWN TIMBER
31 - E2 KNOTS IN ROUND TIMBER
32 - E3 SLOPE OF GRAIN
33 - E4 GUM POCKETS, GUM VEINS, RESIN POCKETS, OVERGROWTHS OF INJURY AND PRIMARY ROT
33 - E5 CHECKS
35 - E6 WANE, WANT AND LYCTID-SUSCEPTIBLE SAPWOOD
35 - E7 BOW AND SPRING
36 - E8 TWIST
36 - E9 CUP

Specifies general requirements for visually graded heavy engineering timber products. It includes clauses on moisture content, measurement of characteristics, grade limitations and marking. Lists of species appropriate for particular uses are included in an Appendix.

Committee
TM-003
DocumentType
Standard
ISBN
0 7337 5396 5
Pages
32
PublisherName
Standards Australia
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes
UnderRevision

First published as AS 3818.1-1998.
Second edition 2003.

AS/NZS 1148:2001 Timber - Nomenclature - Australian, New Zealand and imported species (Reconfirmed 2016)
AS/NZS 4491:1997 Timber - Glossary of terms in timber-related Standards (Reconfirmed 2016)
AS 1199.3-2003 Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes Skip-lot sampling procedures (Reconfirmed 2016)
AS 3818.3-2001 Timber - Heavy structural products - Visually graded Piles
AS/NZS 1080.1:1997 Timber - Methods of Test Moisture content
AS 1399-1990 Guide to AS 1199 - Sampling procedures and tables for inspection by attributes
HB 18.28-1991 Guidelines for third-party certification and accreditation - Guide 28: General rules for a model third-party certification system for products
AS 1199.1-2003 Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes Sampling schemes indexed by acceptance quality limit (AQL) for lot-by-lot inspection (Reconfirmed 2016)
AS 3818.4-2003 Timber - Heavy structural products - Visually graded Cross-arms for overhead lines
AS 3818.5-2003 Timber - Heavy structural products - Visually graded Mine lift guides
AS/NZS 1080.2.3:1998 Timber - Methods of test Slope of grain by splintering
AS/NZS 1080.2.1:1998 Timber - Methods of test Slope of grain by scribe
AS 1604.1-2000 Specification for preservative treatment Sawn and round timber
AS 1720.2-1990 Timber structures Timber properties
AS/NZS 1080.2.2:1998 Timber - Methods of test Slope of grain by reference to surface checks
AS 1199.4-2003 Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes Procedures for assessment of declared quality levels (Reconfirmed 2016)
AS 5604-2003 Timber - Natural durability ratings
AS 1199.0-2003 Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes Introduction to the ISO 2859 attribute sampling system (Reconfirmed 2016)
AS 1199.2-2003 Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes Sampling plans indexed by limiting quality (LQ) for isolated lot inspection (Reconfirmed 2016)
AS/NZS 2878:2000 Timber - Classification into strength groups
AS 3818.2-1998 Timber - Heavy structural products - Visually graded Railway track timbers
AS 1720.1-1997 Timber structures Design methods

AS 3818.8-2005 Timber - Heavy structural products - Visually graded Stumps and sole plates
AS 3818.6-2003 Timber - Heavy structural products - Visually graded Decking for wharves and bridges
AS 3818.4-2003 Timber - Heavy structural products - Visually graded Cross-arms for overhead lines
AS 3818.2-2004 Timber - Heavy structural products - Visually graded Railway track timbers
AS 3818.7-2006 Timber - Heavy structural products - Visually graded Large cross-section sawn hardwood engineering timbers
AS 3818.1-2009 Timber - Heavy structural products - Visually graded General requirements
AS 3818.5-2003 Timber - Heavy structural products - Visually graded Mine lift guides

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