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Wood Information Sheet 4-28 Durability by design
Publication Year
2019
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Timber's resistance to weathering, adverse atmospheric conditions and fungal and insect attack, addressing life expectancy and component sensitivity, hazards and material behaviour, specification and principles for protective detailing.
Document History
March 2019 edition, with minor amendments. Supersedes the May 2018 edition. First published 1998; revised 2004, 2012, 2016, 2018 and 2019.
Publisher Information
BM TRADA
BM TRADA originates during the 1930s when a forerunner of what later became the Timber Research and Development Association (TRADA) was set up to promote the use of wood in construction. Their publishing programme delivers an extensive range of timber information - Eurocode 5 guidance, span tables, Wood Information Sheets and technical manuals on timber structures, characteristics, performance aspects such as fire and durability, and common applications.
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