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    I.S. EN 350:2016

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    DURABILITY OF WOOD AND WOOD-BASED PRODUCTS - TESTING AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE DURABILITY TO BIOLOGICAL AGENTS OF WOOD AND WOOD-BASED MATERIALS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2016

    Publisher:  National Standards Authority of Ireland

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    National Foreword
    European foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Sampling of wood and wood-based materials to be tested
    5 General principles for testing and classification
    6 Test methods and classification system
    Annex A (informative) - Example of scheme for sampling heartwood
    Annex B (informative) - Guide to biological durability and treatability
            of wood species marketed in Europe
    Annex C (informative) - Classification of treatability with aqueous
            wood preservatives
    Annex D (informative) - Classification of permeability to water
    Annex E (informative) - Testing durability to disfiguring fungi
    Annex F (informative) - Classification of performance
    Annex G (informative) - Form to be used for the inclusion of
            new data on wood species / wood-based material
    Bibliography

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Provides guidance on methods for determining and classifying the durability of wood and wood-based materials against biological wood-destroying agents.

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    Development Note Supersedes I.S. EN 350-1 & I.S. EN 350-2. (09/2016)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher National Standards Authority of Ireland
    Status Current
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    I.S. 435-1:2017 TIMBER POST AND RAIL ROADSIDE FENCING - PART 1: MATERIALS

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

    ENV 12038:2002 Durability of wood and wood-based products - Wood-based panels - Method of test for determining the resistance against wood-destroying basidiomycetes
    CEN/TS 1099:2007 Plywood - Biological durability - Guidance for the assessment of plywood for use in different use classes
    EN 335:2013 Durability of wood and wood-based products - Use classes: definitions, application to solid wood and wood-based products
    EN 351-1:2007 Durability of wood and wood-based products - Preservative-treated solid wood - Part 1: Classification of preservative penetration and retention
    EN ISO 535:2014 Paper and board - Determination of water absorptiveness - Cobb method (ISO 535:2014)
    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 330:2014 Wood preservatives - Determination of the relative protective effectiveness of a wood preservative for use under a coating and exposed out-of-ground contact - Field test: L-joint method
    EN 275:1992 Wood preservatives - Determination of the protective effectiveness against marine borers
    EN 1001-2:2005 Durability of wood and wood based products - Terminology - Part 2: Vocabulary
    EN 13556:2003 Round and sawn timber - Nomenclature of timbers used in Europe
    ISO 2859-2:1985 Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes — Part 2: Sampling plans indexed by limiting quality (LQ) for isolated lot inspection
    EN 16449:2014 Wood and wood-based products - Calculation of the biogenic carbon content of wood and conversion to carbon dioxide
    EN 46-1:2016 Wood preservatives - Determination of the preventive action against recently hatched larvae of Hylotrupes bajulus (Linnaeus) - Part 1: Application by surface treatment (laboratory method)
    CEN/TR 14734:2004 Durability of wood and wood-based products - Determination of treatability of timber species to be impregnated with wood preservatives - Laboratory method
    EN 927-5:2006 Paints and varnishes - Coating materials and coating systems for exterior wood - Part 5: Assessment of the liquid water permeability
    EN 117:2012 Wood preservatives - Determination of toxic values against Reticulitermes species (European termites) (Laboratory method)
    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
    ISO 13061-2:2014 Physical and mechanical properties of wood — Test methods for small clear wood specimens — Part 2: 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
    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
    ISO 535:2014 Paper and board — Determination of water absorptiveness — Cobb method
    PREN 16818 : DRAFT 2015 DURABILITY OF WOOD AND WOOD-BASED PRODUCTS - MOISTURE DYNAMICS OF WOOD AND WOOD-BASED PRODUCTS
    CEN/TS 15679:2007 Thermal Modified Timber - Definitions and characteristics
    ISO 3129:2012 Wood Sampling methods and general requirements for physical and mechanical testing of small clear wood specimens
    EN 20-1:1992 Wood preservatives - Determination of the protective effectiveness against Lyctus Brunneus (Stephens) - Part 1: Application by surface treatment (laboratory method)
    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
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