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Location details

Ipswich City

Above-ground:
D
In-ground:
C

Building member details

Bearers (e.g. un-roofed deck)

Environment:
Exposed
Target design life (years):
50
 

Properties for [blackbutt, New England]

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Standard trade name blackbutt, New England blackbutt, New England
Botanical name Eucalyptus andrewsii ssp. andrewsii Eucalyptus andrewsii ssp. campanulata
Synonyms Eucalyptus campanulata Eucalyptus campanulata
Origin Queensland-central,
Queensland-south,
Australia 		Queensland-south,
Australia
Schedule Schedule B Schedule B
Hardwood Yes Yes
Density (kg/m3) 880 960
Durability above-ground (2) (2)
Durability in-ground (2) (2)
Hardness H H
Joint dry (JD) JD2 JD1
Joint green (JG) J2 J2
Strength dry (SD) (SD3) (SD3)
Strength green (SG) (S2) (S2)
Bushfire resisting No No
Lyctine susceptibility (SL) (SL)
Termite resistance R R
Advisory codes A1 A1

Target design life, hazard zones and conditions for use

Botanical name Eucalyptus andrewsii ssp. andrewsii Eucalyptus andrewsii ssp. campanulata
5 years above-ground Approved Approved
15 years protected C10, C12 C10, C12
15 years Above-ground:A C10, C12 C10, C12
15 years Above-ground:B C10, C12 C10, C12
15 years Above-ground:C C10, C12 C10, C12
15 years Above-ground:D C10, C12 C10, C12
15 years In-ground:A Approved Approved
15 years In-ground:B C2 C2
15 years In-ground:C C3 C3
15 years In-ground:D C4 C4
Botanical name Eucalyptus andrewsii ssp. andrewsii Eucalyptus andrewsii ssp. campanulata
50 years protected C10, C12 C10, C12
50 years Above-ground:A C10, C12 C10, C12
50 years Above-ground:B C10, C12 C10, C12
50 years Above-ground:C C10, C12, H3! C10, C12, H3!
50 years Above-ground:D C10, C12, H3! C10, C12, H3!
50 years In-ground:A C3, C11 C3, C11
50 years In-ground:B C7, C11 C7, C11
50 years In-ground:C C8, C11 C8, C11
50 years In-ground:D C8, C11 C8, C11