Information Paper 16/79 Effect of dimensional tolerances on machine graded timber
Publication Year
1979
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Explains how variation in the cross-sectional dimensions of timber can greatly affect the accuracy of machine stress grading, and why as a result, all timber graded under the BSI Kitemark quality assurance scheme must conform to the tolerance limits specified in BS 4471-1:1978.
Author
Houldsworth, M. F.
Publisher Information
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