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Timber fact sheet

Location details

Aurukun Shire

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Building member details

Battens (Between stumps)

Environment:
Target design life (years):

Properties for [ash, mountain]

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Standard trade name ash, mountain ash, mountain
Botanical name Eucalyptus regnans Eucalyptus regnans
Synonyms NA NA
Origin New South Wales,
Victoria
Tasmania
Schedule Schedule B Schedule B
Hardwood Yes Yes
Density (kg/m3) 680 680
Durability above-ground (3) (3)
Durability in-ground (4) (4)
Hardness F F
Joint dry (JD) JD3 JD3
Joint green (JG) J3 J3
Strength dry (SD) (SD3) (SD3)
Strength green (SG) (S4) (S4)
Bushfire resisting No No
Lyctine susceptibility NS (SL)
Termite resistance NR NR
Advisory codes A1, A3 A1, A3

Target design life, hazard zones and conditions for use

Botanical name Eucalyptus regnans
5 years above-ground Approved
15 years protected C10, C12
15 years Above-ground:A C17
15 years Above-ground:B C17
15 years Above-ground:C C17
15 years Above-ground:D C17
15 years In-ground:A C5
15 years In-ground:B C5
15 years In-ground:C C5
15 years In-ground:D C6
Botanical name Eucalyptus regnans
50 years protected C10, C12
50 years Above-ground:A Approved
50 years Above-ground:B H3!
50 years Above-ground:C H3!
50 years Above-ground:D H3!
50 years In-ground:A H5!
50 years In-ground:B C8
50 years In-ground:C Not approved
50 years In-ground:D Not approved