MIL-HDBK-826 Base Document:1991

1 Scope and Purpose
     1.1 Scope
     1.2 Purpose
2 Applicable documents
     2.1 Government documents
     2.2 Non-Government documents
     2.3 Order of precedence
3 Definitions
     3.1 Build-up blocks
     3.2 Cribbing
     3.3 End matching
     3.4 Equilibrium moisture content (EMC)
     3.5 Fiber saturation point (FSP)
     3.6 Fiber stress at proportional limit (FSPL)
     3.7 High blocks
     3.8 Modulus of elasticity (MOE)
     3.9 Moisture content (MC)
     3.10 Soft cap
4 General considerations for strength properties of drydocking
     timbers
     4.1 Strength properties
     4.2 Elastic strength properties
     4.3 Relationship of specific gravity to strength properties
     4.4 Effect of moisture content on strength properties
5 Recommended values for timber properties in drydock
     calculations
     5.1 General
     5.2 Compressive strength properties
     5.3 Lateral friction coefficients
6 Compressive testing
     6.1 General
     6.2 Compressive tests on individual timbers
     6.3 Compressive tests on layered timbers
     6.4 Compression tests on medium height (standard U.S. Navy)
     6.5 Stability characteristics of high blocks
     6.6 Friction tests for cribbing material
7 Notes
     7.1 Issue of DODISS
     7.2 Subject term (keyword) listing

Defines strength properties for drydocking timbers and built-up blocks, stability characteristics of high blocks, and friction coefficients for cribbing materials.