Guidelines for assigning allowable properties to visually graded foreign species based on test data from full sized specimens

David W. Green; Bradley E. Shelley

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Guidelines for assigning allowable properties to visually graded foreign species based on test data from full sized specimens

Informally Refereed

Authors:

David W. Green, Bradley E. Shelley

Year:

2006

Type:

Miscellaneous Publication

Station:

Forest Products Laboratory

Source:

[Germantown, MD : American Lumber Standards Committee], 2006: 10 pages.

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Abstract

The objective of this document is to provide philosophy and guidelines for the assignment of allowable properties to visually graded dimension lumber produced from trees not grown in the United States. This document assumes, as a starting point, the procedures of ASTM D 1990.

Keywords

Grading, imports, quality control, lumber, mechanical properties, international trade, TIQC, Testing-inference-quality control, ASTM D 1990, visual grading, strength properties

Citation

Green, David W.; Shelley, Bradley E. 2006. Guidelines for assigning allowable properties to visually graded foreign species based on test data from full sized specimens. [Germantown, MD : American Lumber Standards Committee], 2006: 10 pages.