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BS EN 385:2001

Superseded

Superseded

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Finger jointed structural timber. Performance requirements and minimum production requirements

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

18-03-2002

Superseded date

31-01-2014

£166.00
Excluding VAT
Summarise this standard

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Symbols
5 Requirements
  5.1 General
  5.2 Timber
      5.2.1 Species
      5.2.2 Knots and fissures
  5.3 Adhesives
  5.4 Bending strength
6 Manufacturing requirements
  6.1 Production conditions
  6.2 Timber
  6.3 Adhesive application
      6.3.1 Adhesive application by machine
      6.3.2 Manual adhesive application
  6.4 Assembly and end pressure
      6.4.1 Assembly
      6.4.2 End pressure
7 Quality control
  7.1 Factory production control
      7.1.1 General
      7.1.2 Sampling of finger joints
      7.1.3 Testing of finger joints
      7.1.4 Compliance
  7.2 Organization of factory production control
      7.2.1 Responsibility and authority
      7.2.2 Delegated by the manufacturer for factory
            production control
      7.2.3 Inspection by the manufacturer
  7.3 Documentation of the quality control system
  7.4 Inspection and testing
      7.4.1 General
      7.4.2 Action in case of non-conformity
      7.4.3 Quality surveillance of non-conformity
            finger joints
8 Type testing: Initial determination of joint
  strength
  8.1 General
  8.2 Materials
  8.3 Preparation of specimens
  8.4 Procedure
  8.5 Test report
  8.6 Classification of joints
Annex A (informative) The task of the third party
        certification body

Defines requirements for bonded finger joints and minimum requirements for the manufacture of cut, interlocking, bonded finger joints in structural timber members. For timber, adhesive, moisture content, cutting and bonding, requirements are specified. It applies only to finger joints between timber members of the same species type.

Committee
B/518
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 01/101463 DC (04/2002)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
20
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
EN 385:2001 Identical
NBN EN 385 : 2001 Identical
I.S. EN 385:2002 Identical
NF EN 385 : 2002 Identical
DIN EN 385:2007-11 Identical
NS EN 385 : 2ED 2002 Identical
NEN EN 385 : 2001 Identical
UNE-EN 385:2002 Identical
DIN EN 385:2002-03 Identical

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