Skip to main content

Table 1 Structural grades assigned to the sawn boards after mechanical testing according to AS 4063.1 (Standards Australia 2010a) and the corresponding static modulus of elasticity (MOEb,stat) outlined in AS 1720.1, Table H2.1 (Standards Australia 2010b)

From: Development of a segregation method to sort fast-grown Eucalyptus nitens (H. Deane & Maiden) Maiden plantation trees and logs for higher quality structural timber products

Structural gradea

Stress grade (F-grade)a

Static board modulus of elasticity (MOEb,stat, GPa)b

Structural grade no. 1

F22

16

Structural grade no. 2

F17

14

Structural grade no. 3

F14

12

Structural grade no. 4

F11

10.5

  1. aAS 2082 (Standards Australia 2006)
  2. bAS 1720.1, Table H2.1 (Standards Australia 2010b)
Back to article page

Annals of Forest Science

ISSN: 1297-966X