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Banana Shire

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In-ground:

Building member details

Poles, posts (House/deck, above-ground)

Environment:

Target design life (years):

Properties for [kauri, Fijian]

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Standard trade name	kauri, Fijian
Botanical name	Agathis spp.
Synonyms	NA
Origin	Asia-Pacific
Schedule	Schedule C
Hardwood	No
Density (kg/m3)	480
Durability above-ground	(4)
Durability in-ground	(4)
Hardness	VS
Joint dry (JD)	JD4
Joint green (JG)	J4
Strength dry (SD)	(SD7)
Strength green (SG)	(S6)
Bushfire resisting	No
Lyctine susceptibility	NS
Termite resistance	NR
Advisory codes	A4

Target design life, hazard zones and conditions for use

Botanical name	Agathis spp.
5 years above-ground	Approved
15 years protected	Approved
15 years Above-ground:A	Approved
15 years Above-ground:B	Approved
15 years Above-ground:C	H3!
15 years Above-ground:D	H3!
15 years In-ground:A	H4!
15 years In-ground:B	H4!
15 years In-ground:C	H4!
15 years In-ground:D	H4!

Botanical name	Agathis spp.
50 years protected	Approved
50 years Above-ground:A	H3!, C16
50 years Above-ground:B	H3!, C16
50 years Above-ground:C	H3!, C16
50 years Above-ground:D	H3!, C16
50 years In-ground:A	H5!
50 years In-ground:B	H5!
50 years In-ground:C	H5!
50 years In-ground:D	H5!