Standard symbols for timber
At the last meeting of CEN TC124 WG2 we were working on the revision of EN 14081-2 for machine grading of timber – which is […]
Articles by Dan Ridley-Ellis
ISO standards for timber grading
It’s worth keeping an eye on what is happening with ISO (International Organization for Standardization) standards for timber grading. This is covered by ISO TC 165 “timber […]
Update on EN14081-1
If you have been following the saga of Harmonized European Standards that have not yet been cited in the Official Journal of the European Union you […]
CSIC innovation challenge funding
“Advanced Timber Products Innovation Challenge” The Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS) and the Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) are jointly offering support to companies who have an […]
Free seminar / research update
Fri, November 17, 2017 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM General audience 1:30 PM – 16:00 PM SIRT sponsors only Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) 3 […]
Siberian larch is…?
Common names of tree species are rather confusing – as some species go by different names and some common names are applied to different species. […]
New machine grading standard…
The results of the (second) CEN Enquiry for prEN 14081-2 (the standard that governs machine grading settings) are out. Approval was by 85% of the […]
C and D – what do they stand for?
The European Standard EN 338 contains a list of strength classes for structural timber. There is a set primarily for softwoods which begin with the […]
Moisture in Sitka spruce trees and logs (PhD thesis)
Congratulations to Mike Yerbury who graduated with a PhD. The thesis contains commercially valuable information so is embargoed for a period – but you can […]
Drying and distortion of spruce wood (PhD thesis)
Congratulations to Jas Canavan on graduating with a PhD. His thesis (” The effects of drying on the dimensional stability of spruce wood”) is available to […]