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Wood Information Sheet 2/3-60 Specifying timber exposed to weathering
Publication Year
2021
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Causes of weathering and its significance to timber performance; addressing the influence of moisture content, rate of wood surface removal, prevention through coating, effects of extractives leached on other materials, and removal of staining including from wood-metal interactions.
Document History
May 2021 edition, with minor amendments. Supersedes the August 2018 edition. First published 2008; revised 2011, 2015, 2018 and 2021.
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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