Bearing Perpendicular to the Grain

NZS AS 1720.1 updated the bearing perpendicular to the grain characteristic strength for seasoned radiata pine and Douglas fir from 8.9 MPa to 6.9 MPa. This value differs from the originally proposed value in the public draft of NZS AS 1720.1 (DZ NZS AS 1720.1) which was 4.5 MPa.