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DIN EN 252:2015-01

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Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

FIELD TEST METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE RELATIVE PROTECTIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF A WOOD PRESERVATIVE IN GROUND CONTACT

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English, German

Published date

01-01-2015

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National foreword
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Principle
3 Wood specimens
4 Sample of wood preservative
5 Conditioning and treatment of the stakes
6 Reference stakes
7 Untreated control stakes
8 Condition of the test field
9 Installation of the stakes in the test field
10 Inspections
11 Evaluation
12 Duration of the test
13 Conditions for the validity of the test
14 Test report
Annex A (informative) - Guidance for the testing of
        wood or wood based products that have not
        been treated with a wood preservative
Annex B (informative) - Characterization of the
        field test site
Annex C (informative) - Example of pattern for
        setting up field stakes into the ground
Annex D (informative) - Determination of strength
        characteristics in wood stakes through measuring
        Modulus of Elasticity
Annex E (informative) - Example of a test report
Bibliography

This standard is included in DIN Handbook 132. Defines a field test method for evaluating the effectiveness of wood preservatives in a ground contact situation.

DocumentType
Standard
Pages
26
PublisherName
German Institute for Standardisation (Deutsches Institut für Normung)
Status
Current

Standards Relationship
EN 252:2014 Identical
UNE-EN 252:2015 Equivalent

EN 350-1:1994 Durability of wood and wood-based products - Natural durability of solid wood - Part 1: Guide to the principles of testing and classification of the natural durability of wood
EN 335:2013 Durability of wood and wood-based products - Use classes: definitions, application to solid wood and wood-based products

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