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Key Sections
Introduction
Using hardwood & cypress
Designing for Appearance
Designing for Structural Strength
Structural Properties
Sizes and Availability
Span Tables
Timber Joints
Insulating Against Fire
Check Structural Selection
Designing for Durability
Formalising specification
Bibliography
Glossary
 
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Designing for Structural Strength

Sizes and Availability
There are standardised sizes for structural timber which serve to assist design, production, pricing and quality control requirements – sizes are presented in Tables 7, 8 and 9.

Spec guide - Table 7: Sizes for seasoned hardwood

Spec guide - Table 8: Sizes for unseasoned hardwood

Spec guide - Table 9: Sizes for unseasoned Cypress