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Timber fact sheet

Location details

Northern Peninsula Area Regional

Above-ground:

In-ground:

Building member details

Sheeting, non-structural, non-bracing

Environment:

Target design life (years):

Properties for [spruce, Norway]

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Standard trade name	spruce, Norway
Botanical name	Picea abies
Synonyms	NA
Origin	Europe
Schedule	Schedule C
Hardwood	No
Density (kg/m3)	470
Durability above-ground	(4)
Durability in-ground	(4)
Hardness	VS
Joint dry (JD)	JD5
Joint green (JG)
Strength dry (SD)	(SD7)
Strength green (SG)	(S6)
Bushfire resisting	No
Lyctine susceptibility	NS
Termite resistance	NR
Advisory codes	A5

Target design life, hazard zones and conditions for use

Botanical name	Picea abies
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	Picea abies
50 years protected	Approved
50 years Above-ground:A	H3!
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	H5!
50 years In-ground:C	H5!
50 years In-ground:D	H5!