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Timber fact sheet

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Cairns Regional

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Building member details

Plates, top and bottom

Environment:
Target design life (years):

Properties for [cypress, white]

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Standard trade name cypress, white
Botanical name Callitris glaucophylla
Synonyms NA
Origin Queensland-central,
Queensland-south,
Australia
Schedule Schedule B
Hardwood No
Density (kg/m3) 675
Durability above-ground (1)
Durability in-ground (2)
Hardness F
Joint dry (JD) JD3
Joint green (JG) J3
Strength dry (SD) (SD6)
Strength green (SG) (S4)
Bushfire resisting No
Lyctine susceptibility NS
Termite resistance R
Advisory codes A5

Target design life, hazard zones and conditions for use

Botanical name Callitris glaucophylla
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 Approved
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 Callitris glaucophylla
50 years protected Approved
50 years Above-ground:A Approved
50 years Above-ground:B Approved
50 years Above-ground:C Approved
50 years Above-ground:D Approved
50 years In-ground:A C1
50 years In-ground:B C13
50 years In-ground:C C14
50 years In-ground:D C15