SHEAR STRENGTH

, = 4.0 2

MEAN MODULUS OF ELASTICITY PARALLEL

0, = 11.0 2

5% MODULUS OF ELASTICITY PARALLEL

0,05 = 7.40 2

MEAN MODULUS OF ELASTICITY

PERPENDICULAR

90, = 0.37 2

MEAN SHEAR MODULUS

= 0.69 2

DENSITY

= 350.0 3

MEAN DENSITY

= 420.0 3

5. ALL TIMBER WILL BE UNPROTECTED FROM FIRE. ALL TIMBER SECTIONS MUST
THEREFORE BE DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE AN APPROPRIATE RATE OF
MATERIAL LOSS DURING THE FIRE CONDITION. IN ADDITION, ALL ADHESIVES
MUST BE SPECIFIED TO PERFORM ADEQUATELY DURING THE FIRE CONDITION.
6. DESIGN OF TIMBER TO BE ACCORDING TO BS EN 1995-1-1-2008 (DESIGN OF TIMBER
STRUCTURES - COMMON RULES AND RULES FOR BUILDINGS) SERVICE CLASS 2 TO
BE CONSIDERED AND EN 1995-1-2 (DESIGN OF TIMBER STRUCTURES - STRUCTURAL
FIRE DESIGN). SOLID TIMBER TO BE GRADE STAMP INDIVIDUALLY MARKED.