Division 06 Wood and Plastics Section 06130 Heavy Timber Construction

Division 06 - Wood and Plastics

Section 06130 - Heavy Timber Construction

1 Part 1: General

1 01 Summary

The work covered by this Section consists of providing all plant, labour and materials, and of performing all operations in connections with the execution of Carpentry Work on general timber structures of dry construction. These requirements shall apply to timber, glued laminated timber, plywood, tempered hardboard and wood particleboards in load-bearing members when used as simple members, or as a part of built-up components, or as parts of structures incorporating other materials.

This Section does not apply to:

Formwork for concreting purposes

Support of excavations

Parquetry

Ledged and braced doors and gates

1 01 01 Section Includes

01.0 Structural Frame Work

02.0 Timber Trusses

03.0 Structural Panels

04.0 Timber Decking

05.0 Timber Treatment

06.0 Accessories

07.0 Adhesives

08.0 Nailed,screwed, bolted, dowelled, connector and glued joints

1 01 02 Products delivered but not installed under this Section
1 01 03 Products installed but not delivered under this Section
1 01 04 Related Sections

06200 Finish Carpentry

06400 Architectural Woodwork

1 02 References
1 02 01 Applicable Standards
1 02 01 01 Saudi Arabian Standards

SASO 1256 : 96 Specification for Timber

SASO 1414 : 98 Methods of testing of timber – Part 1:

Standard methods of testing small clear specimens of timber

1 02 01 02 Gulf Standards
1 02 01 03 International Standards

1 02 01 03 01 International Standards Organization (ISO)

ISO 724 : 93 ISO General - Purpose Metric Screw Threads - Basic Dimensions

ISO 737 : 75 Coniferous sawn timber - Sizes - Method of measurements

ISO 738 : 81 Coniferous sawn timber - Sizes - Permissible deviations and shrinkage

ISO 818 : 75 Fibre building boards - Definition - Classification

ISO 820 : 75 Particle boards - Definition and classification

ISO 898 - Mechanical Properties of Fastener

ISO 898 - 1 : 88 Part 1: Bolts, Screws and Studs

ISO 1029 : 74 Coniferous sawn timber - Defects - Classification

ISO 1030 : 75 Coniferous sawn timber - Defects - Measurement

ISO 1031 : 74 Coniferous sawn timber - Defects - Terms and definitions

ISO 1032 : 74 Coniferous sawn timber - Sizes - Terms and definitions

ISO 1097 : 75 Plywood - Measurement of dimensions of panels

ISO 1098 : 75 Veneer plywood for general use - General requirements

ISO 1502 : 96 General - Purpose Metric Screw Threads - Gauges and Gauging

ISO 1891 : 79(80) Bolts, Screws, Nuts and Accessories - Terminology and Nomenclature

ISO 2695 : 76 Fiber Building Boards - Hard and Medium Boards for General Purposes - Appearance, Shape and Dimensional Tolerances

ISO 2696 : 76 Fiber Building Boards - Hard and Medium Boards for General Purpose - Quality Specifications - Water Absorption and Swelling in Thickness

ISO 3179 : 74 Coniferous Sawn Timber - Nominal Dimensions

ISO 4759- Tolerances for Fasteners

ISO 4759-1 : 78 Part 1: Bolts, Screws and Nuts with Thread Diameters Greater than or Equal to 1,6 and less than or Equal to 150mm and Product Grades A,B, and C

ISO 4759-3 : 91 Part 3 : Plain Washers for Bolts, Screws and Nuts with Nominal Thread Diameters from1 up to and Including 150 mm. Product Grades A and C

1 02 01 04 USA Standards

1 02 01 04 01 American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

ASTM D 9 : 87 Standard Terminology Relating to Wood (Amendment 1992)

ASTM D 245 : 93 Standard Practice for Establishing Structural Grades and Related Allowable Properties for Visually Graded Lumber

ASTM D 1037 : 96 Standard Test Methods for Evaluating Properties of Wood - Base Fiber and Particle Panel Materials

ASTM D 1038 : 83 Standard Terminology Relating to Veneer and Plywood (Amendment 1993)

ASTM D 1101: 92 Standard Test Methods for Integrity of Glue Joints in Structural Laminated Wood Products for Exterior Use

ASTM D 1165 : 80 Standard Nomenclature of Domestic Hardwoods and Softwoods (Amendment 1994)

ASTM D 1554 : 86 Standard Definitions of Terms Relating to Wood - Base Fiber and Particle Panel Materials (Amendment 1993)

ASTM D 1601 : 86 Standard Test Method for Dilute Solution Viscosity of Ethylene Polymers (Amendment 1991)

ASTM D 1760 : 96 Standard Specification for Pressure Treatment of Timber Products

ASTM D 1990 : 91 Standard Practice for Establishing Allowable Properties for Visually - Graded Dimension Lumber from In - Grade Tests of Full - Size Specimens (Amendment 1996)

ASTM D 2555 : 96 Standard Test Methods for Establishing Clear Wood Strength Values

ASTM D 2559 : 92 Standard Specification for Adhesives for Structural Laminated Wood Products for Use under Exterior (Wet Use) Exposure Conditions (Amendment 1996)

ASTM D 2898 : 94 Standard Test Methods for Accelerated Weathering of Fire -

Retardant - Treated Wood for Fire Testing (Amendment 1996)

ASTM D 3201 : 94 Standard Test Method for Hygroscopic Properties of Fire-

Retardant Wood and Wood-Base Products (Amendment 1996)

ASTM D 3737 : 96 Standard Practice for Establishing Stresses for Structural Glued Laminated Timber ( Glulam)

ASTM D 3930 : 93 Standard Specification for Adhesives for Wood - Based Materials for Construction of Manufactured Homes

ASTM F 547 : 77 Standard Terminology of Nails for Use with Wood and Wood - Base Materials (Amendment 1984)

1 02 01 04 20 American Wood-Preservers`Association

AWPA C1 : 95 All Timber Products - Preservative Treatment by Pressure Processes

AWPA C 9 : 95 Plywood, Pressure Treatment

AWPA C15 : 95 Wood for Commercial - Residential Construction, Preservative Treatment

AWPA C16 : 95 Wood used on Frames, Pressure Treatment

AWPA C20 : 93 Structural lumber, Fire-Retardant Pressure Treatment

AWPA C27 : 93 Plywood, Fire-Retardant Pressure Treatment

AWPA C28 : 95 Structural Glued Laminated Members and Laminations Before Gluing, Pressure Treatment

AWPA C33 : 93 Preservative Treatment of Structural Composite Lumber

AWPA M4 : 95 Care of Pressure - Treated Wood Products

AWPA M5 : 95 Glossary of Terms used in Wood Preservation

1 02 01 04 21 American Institute of Timber Construction

AITC 117-D : 93 Standard Specifications for Structural Glued Laminated Timber of Softwood Species Design Requirements

AITC 117-M : 93 Standard Specification for Structural Glued Laminated Timber of Softwood Species Manufacturing requirements

AITC 119 : 85 Standard Specifications for Hardwood Glued Laminated Timber

AITC 200 : 92 Inspection Manual

AITC A190.1 : 92 Structural Glued Laminated Timber

1 02 01 05 European Standards

EN 301 : 92 Adhesives, phenolic and aminoplastic, for load-bearing timber structures : classification and performance requirements

EN 302 - Adhesives for Load-Bearing Timber Structures - Test Methods-

EN 302 - 1 : 92 Part 1 : Determination of Bond Strength in Longitudinal Tensile Shear

EN 302 - 2 : 92 Part 2 : Determination of Resistance to Delamination (Laboratory Method)

EN 302 - 3 : 92 Part 3 : Determination of the Effect of Acid Damage to Wood Fibers by Temperature and Humidity Cycling on the Transverse Tensile Strength

EN 302 - 4 : 92 Part 4 : Determination of the Effects of Wood Shrinkage on the Shear Strength

EN 309 : 92 Wood Particleboards - Definition and Classification

EN 310 : 93 Wood-based panels - Determination of modulus of elasticity in bending and of bending strength

EN 311 : 92 Particleboards - Surface Soundness of Particleboards - Test Method

EN 312 - Particleboards - Specifications

EN 312 - 1 : 96 Part 1 : General Requirements for all Board Types

EN 312 - 2 : 96 Part 2 : Requirements for General Purpose Boards for Use in Dry Conditions

EN 312 - 3 : 96 Part 3 : Requirements for Boards for Interior Fitments for Use in Dry Conditions

EN 312 - 4 : 96 Part 4 : Requirements for Load - Bearing Boards for Use in Dry Conditions

EN 312 - 6 : 96 Part 6 : Requirements for Heavy Duty Load- Bearing Boards for Use in Dry Conditions

EN 313 - Plywood - Classification and Terminology

EN 313 - 1 : 96 Part 1 : Classification

EN 313 - 2 : 95 Part 2 : Terminology

EN 314 - Plywood - Bonding quality

EN 314 - 1 : 93 Part 1 : Test methods

EN 314 - 2 : 93 Part 2 : Requirements

EN 315 : 93 Plywood - Tolerances for dimensions

EN 316 : Wood Fiber boards - Definition classification and symbols

EN 317 : 93 Particleboards and Fiberboards - Determination of Swelling in Thickness After Immersion in Water

EN 319 : 93 Particleboards and Fiberboards - Determination of Tensile Strength Perpendicular to the Plane of the Board

EN 320 : 93 Fiber boards - Determination of Resistance to Axial withdrawal of Screws

EN 321 : 91 Fiberboards - Cyclic Tests in Humid Conditions

EN 322 : 93 Wood-based panels - Determination of moisture content

EN 323 : 93 Wood-based panels - Determination of density

EN 324 - Wood-based panels - Determination of dimensions of boards

EN 324 - 1: 93 Part 1 : Determination of thickness width and length

EN 324 - 2 : 93 Part 2 : Determination of Squareness and Edge Straightness

EN 325 : 93 Wood - Based Panels - Determination of Dimensions of Test Pieces

EN 326 - Wood - Based Panels - Sampling, Cutting and Inspection

EN 326 - 1 : 94 Part 1 : Sampling and Cutting of Test Pieces and Expression of Test Results

EN 336 : 95 Structural timber - Coniferous and poplar - Sizes - Permissible deviation

EN 338 : 95 Structural Timber - Strength Classes

EN 380 : 93 Timber Structures - Test Methods - General Principles for Static Load Testing

EN 384 : 95 Structural timber - Determination of characteristic values of mechanical properties and density

EN 385 : 95 Finger Jointed Structural Timber - Performance Requirements and Minimum Production Requirements

EN 386 : 95 Glued laminated timber-Performance requirements and minimum production requirements

EN 390 : 94 Glued laminated timber - Sizes - Permissible deviations

EN 391 : 95 Glued laminated Timber - Delamination Test of Glue Lines

EN 392 : 95 Glued laminated timber - Shear test of glue lines

EN 518 : 95 Structural timber - Grading - Requirements for visual strength grading standards

EN 519 : 95 Structural timber - Grading - Requirements for machine strength graded timber and grading machines

EN 595 : 95 Timber Structures - Test Methods - Test of Trusses for the Determination of Strength and Deformation Behaviour

EN 635 Plywood - Classification by surface appearance

EN 635 - 1 : 94 Part 1 - General

EN 635 - 2 : 95 Part 2 - Hardwood

EN 635 - 3 : 95 Part 3 - Softwood

EN 20898 - Mechanical Properties of Fasteners

EN 20898 - 1 : 92 Part 1 - Bolts, Screws, and Studs ( see ISO 898-1)

PREN 636 - Plywood - Specifications

PREN 636 - 1 : 92 Part 1 - Requirements for Plywood for Non - Covered Exterior Use

PREN 636 - 2 : 92 Part 2 - Requirements for Plywood for Covered Exterior Use

PREN 636 - 3 : 92 Part 3 - Requirements for Plywood for Interior Use

1 02 01 06 British Standards

BS 144 : 97 Coal Tar Creosote for Wood Preservation

BS 476 - 1 : 71 Part 1 : Fire Tests on Building Materials and Structures

BS 919 - 3 : 68 Specification for Screw Gauge Limits and Tolerances, Part 3 : Gauges for ISO Metric Screw Threads

BS 1142 : 89(92) Fibre Building Boards

BS 1202 - Specification for nails

BS 1202 - 1 : 74(91) Part 1: Steel Nails

BS 1202 - 2 : 74 Part 2: Copper Nails

BS 1202 - 3 : 74 Part 3: Aluminium Nails

BS 1203 : 79(90) Synthetic resin adhesives (phenolic and aminoplastic) for plywood

BS 1204 : 93 Type MR phenolic and aminoplastic synthetic resin adhesives for wood

BS 1210 : 63 Wood Screws

BS 1282 : 75 Guide to the Choice, Use and Application of Wood Preservatives

BS 1579 : 60 Connectors for Timber

BS 3544 : 62(92) Methods of Test for Polyvinyl Acetate Adhesives for Wood

BS 3643 - ISO Metric Screw Threads

BS 3643 - 1 : 81 Part 1: Principles and Basic Data

BS 3643 - 2 : 81 Part 2: Selected Limits of Size

BS 4071 : 66(92) Polyvinyl Acetate (PVA) Emulsion Adhesives for Wood

BS 4072 - Wood Preservation by Means of Copper/ Chromium/ Arsenic Compositions

BS 4072 - 1 : 87(89) Preservatives

BS 4072 - 2 : 87 Method of Timber Treatment

BS 4261 : 85 Glossary of Terms Relating to Timber Preservation

BS 4320 : 68 Metal Washers for General Engineering Purposes

BS 4978 : 96(97) Visual strength grading of softwood

BS 5268 - Structural use of timber

BS 5268 - 4 Fire resistance of timber structures

BS 5268 - 4 : 78(90) Section 4.1 : Recommendations for calculating fire resistance of timber members

BS 5268 - 4 : 90 Section 4.2 : Recommendations for calculating fire resistance of timber stud walls and joisted floor constructions

BS 5442 - Classification of Adhesives for Construction

BS 5442 - 3 : 79 Part 3 : Adhesives for Use with Wood

BS 5666 - Wood Preservatives and Treatment Timber

BS 5666 - 2 : 80 Part 2 : Qualitative Analysis

BS 5707 : 97 Preparations of Wood Preservations in Organic Solvents

BS 5756 : 97 Visual strength grading of hardwood

BS 6040 : 81 Nomenclature for Bolts, Screw, Nuts and Accessories