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Timber fact sheet

Location details

McKinlay Shire

Above-ground:
A
In-ground:
A

Building member details

Pergolas (Posts in-ground)

Environment:
In-ground
Target design life (years):
15
 

Properties for [ash, alpine]

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Standard trade name ash, alpine ash, alpine
Botanical name Eucalyptus delegatensis Eucalyptus delegatensis
Synonyms NA NA
Origin Tasmania New South Wales,
Victoria
Schedule Schedule B Schedule B
Hardwood Yes Yes
Density (kg/m3) 675 675
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) (SD4) (SD4)
Strength green (SG) (S4) (S4)
Bushfire resisting No No
Lyctine susceptibility (SL) NS
Termite resistance NR NR
Advisory codes

Target design life, hazard zones and conditions for use

Botanical name Eucalyptus delegatensis
5 years above-ground Approved
15 years protected Approved
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 delegatensis
50 years protected Approved
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