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Timber fact sheet

Location details

Central Highlands Regional

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Building member details

Binders and braces

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 Tasmania New South Wales,
Victoria
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 (SL) NS
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