Strength grading of timber in the UK in 2018

Ridley-Ellis, Dan

Abstract

This paper summarises the state-of-the-art of strength grading of UK-grown timber. It lists the following information along with the primary references: visual grading grades and strength class assignments; grading machines with approved settings for machine control; the species, size ranges and strength class combinations covered; and grade determining properties of UK specific strength classes.

Citation

Ridley-Ellis, D. (2018, June). Strength grading of timber in the UK in 2018. Paper presented at Timber 2018, London

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (unpublished)
• Conference Name: Timber 2018
• Start Date: Jun 26, 2018
• End Date: Jun 27, 2018
• Acceptance Date: Jun 26, 2018
• Deposit Date: Jul 13, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 13, 2018
• Keywords: grades; classes; machine strength grading; visual strength grading
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1248720
• Publisher URL: http://www.iom3.org/wood-technology-society/