BS EN 14734:2022:2023 Edition
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Durability of wood and wood-based products. Determination of treatability of timber species to be impregnated with wood preservatives. Laboratory method
Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
BSI | 2023 | 20 |
This document specifies a laboratory method for the determination of the treatability of wood in order to determine the likely reaction of different wood species to impregnation with wood preservatives. It is also applicable to investigate variation between samples of the same species but of different origin.
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5 | European foreword |
6 | Introduction |
7 | 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions 4 Principle 5 Reagents 5.1 Copper sulfate pentahydrate, at least 98 % pure, solution of 50 g/kg 5.2 Indicator solution 5.3 Sealing compound |
8 | 6 Apparatus Figure 1 — Typical treatment vessel (with connected pumps and storage tank) |
9 | 7 Preparation of test specimens 8 Procedure 8.1 Moisture content and density determination 8.2 Impregnation of test specimens (standard procedure) |
10 | 8.3 Measurement of penetration Figure 2 — Cutting of the samples |
11 | Figure 3 — Measuring points of lateral penetration on cross-section Figure 4 — Assessment of axial penetration on longitudinal plane 9 Data handling 9.1 Treatability classes for individual test samples |
12 | Table 1 — Treatability classes 9.2 Differentiation between treatability classes 3 and 4 9.3 Assignation of a treatability class to a set of specimens |
13 | 10 Test report |
14 | Annex A (informative) Guidance on sampling A.1 General A.2 Origin of the material A.3 Homogeneity of the sample A.4 Heartwood |
15 | A.5 Saw pattern A.6 Seasoning A.7 Grading |
16 | Annex B (informative) Example of a test report |
17 | Table B.1 — Detailed results Table B.2 — Frequency of the test specimens in each treatability class |
18 | Bibliography |