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Timber fact sheet

Location details

South Burnett Regional

Above-ground:
B
In-ground:
C

Building member details

Joists (e.g. house sub-floor)

Environment:
Protected
Target design life (years):
50
 

Properties for [stringybark, white]

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Standard trade name stringybark, white
Botanical name Eucalyptus eugenioides
Synonyms Eucalyptus nigra,
Eucalyptus wilkinsoniana
Origin Queensland-north,
Queensland-central,
Queensland-south,
Australia
Schedule Schedule B
Hardwood Yes
Density (kg/m3) 1010
Durability above-ground (2)
Durability in-ground (2)
Hardness VH
Joint dry (JD) JD1
Joint green (JG) J2
Strength dry (SD) (SD3)
Strength green (SG) (S2)
Bushfire resisting No
Lyctine susceptibility NS
Termite resistance NR
Advisory codes

Target design life, hazard zones and conditions for use

Botanical name Eucalyptus eugenioides
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 Eucalyptus eugenioides
50 years protected Approved
50 years Above-ground:A Approved
50 years Above-ground:B Approved
50 years Above-ground:C H3!
50 years Above-ground:D H3!
50 years In-ground:A C3, C11
50 years In-ground:B C7, C11
50 years In-ground:C C8, C11
50 years In-ground:D C8, C11