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SD8 |
Strength group SD8 represents the inherent strength of this timber in the seasoned (dry) condition. >Read more |
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Seasoned |
Having a moisture content for seasoned timber as defined by the relevant Australian Standard. >Read more |
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SL |
Susceptibility to lyctine attack confirmed >Read more |
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Softwoods |
Trees, and their timber, in the gymnosperm (cone-bearing) botanical group, including pines. >Read more |
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South America |
South America >Read more |
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South Australia |
South Australia. >Read more |
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Southern Queensland |
Southern Queensland; from Queensland – New South Wales border to Gladstone (latitudes 28°S to 24°S) >Read more |
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SP |
Machine-graded structural pine |
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Species group |
Two or more timber species with similar properties, not readily separated, visually, so sold as a commercial mixture. |
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spf |
Commercial mixture of spruce-pine-fir, Picea species and Abies species. |
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Standard trade name |
Timber trade names given by AS/NZS 1148-2001 Timber—nomenclature—Australia, New Zealand and imported species. >Read more |
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Strength group |
Group representing the inherent strength of a timber species—unseasoned timber (S1 to S7) and seasoned timber (SD1 to SD8). >Read more |
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Strength group - dry |
Seasoned (dry) timbers are assigned one of 8 strength groups: SD1 (strongest) to SD8 (weakest). >Read more |
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Strength group - green |
Unseasoned (green) timbers are assigned one of 7 strength groups: S1 (strongest) to S7 (weakest). >Read more |
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Stress grade |
The classification of a piece of timber to indicate its characteristic structural properties and stiffness. It is related to timber strength groups. >Read more |
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Stress grade-non-structural |
non-structural |
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Structural |
34 structural timbers that are most commercially available in Queensland. >Read more |
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Structural |
Load-bearing or supporting in function. |
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Structural properties |
The mechanical properties of timber; used in design calculations for construction. |
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SW |
Softwood |
