Testing Procedure for Timber Strength Grading

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Despite the variability and particularities that the timber reveals, the strength class grading system has been developed to meet the need to correlate structural design standards with quality standards for timber products. The paper presents the standardised approaches for determining the characteristic values of properties for timber products, with the purpose of classifying the material according to the strength classes system presented in European standards.

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