EN 518 : 1995
Superseded
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STRUCTURAL TIMBER - GRADING - REQUIREMENTS FOR VISUAL STRENGTH GRADING STANDARDS
01-11-2005
12-01-2013
Committees responsible
National foreword
Foreword
Introduction
1. Scope
2. Normative references
3. Definitions
4. Requirements for standards on visual strength grading
5. Limitations for strength-reducing characteristics
5.1 Knots
5.2 Slope of grain
5.3 Density and rate of growth
5.4 Fissures
6. Limitations for geometrical characteristics
6.1 Wane
6.2 Distortion
7. Limitations for biological characteristics
8. Other characteristics
8.1 Reaction wood
8.2 Mechanical damage
8.3 Other criteria
9. Marking
10. Compliance statement
Annex A (informative) Examples of grading standards
Annex B (informative) Recommended layout of visual strength
grading standards
Deals with visual strength grading rules for timber in use in Europe. Applies to hardwood rules and softwood rules and covers visual strength grading of sawn timber of all species likely to be used for load bearing structural purposes.
| DocumentType |
Standard
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| PublisherName |
Comite Europeen de Normalisation
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy |
| Standards | Relationship |
| NBN EN 518 : 1995 | Identical |
| NF EN 518 : 1995 | Identical |
| NEN EN 518 : 1995 | Identical |
| NS EN 518 : 1ED 1995 | Identical |
| I.S. EN 518:1995 | Identical |
| SN EN 518 : 1995 | Identical |
| UNI EN 518 : 1997 | Identical |
| UNE-EN 518:1996 | Identical |
| BS EN 518:1995 | Identical |
| DIN EN 518:1996-07 | Identical |
| BS EN 1311:1997 | Round and sawn timber. Method of measurement of biological degrade |
| BS EN 1310:1997 | Round and sawn timber. Method of measurement of features |
| EN 1310:1997 | Round and sawn timber - Method of measurement of features |
| EN 1059 : 1999 | TIMBER STRUCTURES - PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS FOR PREFABRICATED TRUSSES USING PUNCHED METAL PLATE FASTENERS |
| 01/101336 DC : DRAFT JAN 2001 | PREN 13964 - SUSPENDED CEILINGS - REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS |
| BS EN 13377:2002 | Prefabricated timber formwork beams. Requirements, classification and assessment |
| 03/315081 DC : DRAFT SEP 2003 | EN 14732-2 - TIMBER STRUCTURES - PREFABRICATED WALL, FLOOR AND ROOF ELEMENTS - PART 2: PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM PRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS |
| ISO 13910:2014 | Timber structures Strength graded timber Test methods for structural properties |
| 04/30112541 DC : DRAFT APR 2004 | EN 1912 - STRUCTURAL TIMBER - STRENGTH CLASSES - ASSIGNMENT OF VISUAL GRADES AND SPECIES |
| BS EN 1059:1999 | Timber structures. Product requirements for prefabricated trusses using punched metal plate fasteners |
| EN 13377:2002 | Prefabricated timber formwork beams - Requirements, classification and assessment |
| EN 1311:1997 | Round and sawn timber - Method of measurement of biological degrade |
| EN 519 : 1995 | STRUCTURAL TIMBER - GRADING - REQUIREMENTS FOR MACHINE STRENGTH GRADED TIMBER AND GRADING MACHINES |
| EN 338:2016 | Structural timber - Strength classes |
| EN 384:2016 | Structural timber - Determination of characteristic values of mechanical properties and density |
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