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Timber fact sheet

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Brisbane City

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Building member details

Boards (non-structural)

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Target design life (years):

Properties for [pine, radiata]

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Standard trade name pine, radiata
Botanical name Pinus radiata
Synonyms Pinus insignis
Origin Queensland-south,
Australia
Schedule Schedule B
Hardwood No
Density (kg/m3) 545
Durability above-ground (4)
Durability in-ground (4)
Hardness S
Joint dry (JD) JD4
Joint green (JG) J4
Strength dry (SD) (SD6)
Strength green (SG) (S5)
Bushfire resisting No
Lyctine susceptibility NS
Termite resistance NR
Advisory codes A5

Target design life, hazard zones and conditions for use

Botanical name Pinus radiata
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 Approved
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 Pinus radiata
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!