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Upcoming Changes for Structural Timber
Doug Gaunt ensis – the join forces of CSIRO and Forest Research
 

1. NZS3603 Timber Structures Standard

Design of larger timber structures

Used as a basis for NZS3604.

Contains design stresses & procedures

2. NZS3604 Timber Framed Buildings

• Design of timber houses.

• Based on No 1Framing (MoE = 8GPa).

3. NZS3622 Verification of Timber Properties

NZS3603 - Timber Structures

F - Grades deleted.

MSG 15, 12, 10, 8 & 6 added

Visual grade stresses for VSG10, VSG8, No1F Timber, (same as the MSG Grades).

A Lower Bound MoE added.

Shear & Compression Perpendicular strengths covered by note

Strength Properties lowered in comparison to MoE

Calls up NZS3622 – Verification

 
 
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