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Timber fact sheet

Location details

Barcaldine Regional

Above-ground:
A
In-ground:
B

Building member details

Capping

Environment:
Exposed
Target design life (years):
15
 

Properties for [turpentine]

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Standard trade name turpentine
Botanical name Syncarpia glomulifera
Synonyms Syncarpia laurifolia
Origin Queensland-north,
Queensland-central,
Queensland-south,
Australia
Schedule Schedule B
Hardwood Yes
Density (kg/m3) 945
Durability above-ground (1)
Durability in-ground (2)
Hardness H
Joint dry (JD) JD1
Joint green (JG) J2
Strength dry (SD) (SD3)
Strength green (SG) (S2)
Bushfire resisting Yes
Lyctine susceptibility NS
Termite resistance R
Advisory codes A1

Target design life, hazard zones and conditions for use

Botanical name Syncarpia glomulifera
5 years above-ground Approved
15 years protected C10, C12
15 years Above-ground:A C10, C12
15 years Above-ground:B C10, C12
15 years Above-ground:C C10, C12
15 years Above-ground:D C10, C12
15 years In-ground:A Approved
15 years In-ground:B C2
15 years In-ground:C C3
15 years In-ground:D C4
Botanical name Syncarpia glomulifera
50 years protected C10, C12
50 years Above-ground:A C10, C12
50 years Above-ground:B C10, C12
50 years Above-ground:C C10, C12
50 years Above-ground:D C10, C12
50 years In-ground:A C3
50 years In-ground:B C7
50 years In-ground:C C8
50 years In-ground:D C8