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strength grading

When is a standard not a standard?

19 December 2016 Dan Ridley-Ellis 2

…or why you should not buy EN 14081-1:2016. As we have discussed before (here and here), Harmonized Standards have a special status in that they […]

Why grading isn’t about the grade

5 December 2016 Dan Ridley-Ellis 2

The strength grading of timber is not about the strength grade – it is about the properties of the timber.  A strength grade (or, more […]

British timber in construction

28 September 2016 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

Dan Ridley-Ellis will speak about grading of British-grown timber at this event hosted by BRE, which launches Grown in Britain week, 2016 10 October 2016 […]

Thinking beyond strength classes

22 August 2016 Dan Ridley-Ellis 1

This paper summarises the processes and normative requirements involved in grading of structural timber, and outlines a number of areas in which matters may be […]

Structural timber engineering seminar

15 August 2016 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

We are holding a seminar, jointly with the Centre for Offsite Construction + Innovative Structures, for the Scottish Regional Group of the Institution of Structural Engineers. […]

Machine grading? Pay attention

10 June 2016 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

Apologies for the dramatic post title – but this really does require immediate attention if you are producing machine graded timber. The key standard, which […]

BS EN 14081-1:2016 published

20 May 2016 Dan Ridley-Ellis 1

The new version of EN 14018-1 “Timber structures – Strength graded structural timber with rectangular cross section. Part 1: General requirements” has now been published by the British […]

Grade in Britain

12 April 2016 Dan Ridley-Ellis 10

For a more up-to-date post on properties see Grade in Britain revisited. Introduction We looked at British spruce in a previous post.  It is, for […]

What’s new about grade stamps?

2 April 2016 Dan Ridley-Ellis 2

The UK has a long history of marking graded timber with a stamp – so that there is no risk of graded timber being misidentified […]

Strength grading of sawn timber in Europe: an explanation for engineers and researchers

Strength grading of timber explained

25 March 2016 Dan Ridley-Ellis 6

The paper “Strength grading of sawn timber in Europe: an explanation for engineers and researchers” by Dan Ridley-Ellis, Peter Stapel and Vanesa Baño is now published (online […]

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