Standard Practices for Establishing Stress Grades for Structural Members Used in Log Buildings

The information about the standard:

Designation standards: ASTM D3957-09(2025)
Publication date standards: 1.8.2025
The number of pages: 7
Approximate weight : 21 g (0.05 lbs)
Country: American technical standard
Kategorie: Technische Normen ASTM

Annotation of standard text ASTM D3957-09(2025) :

These practices cover the visual stress-grading principles applicable to structural wood members of nonrectangular shape, as typically used in log buildings. The grading provisions presented herein are not intended to establish grades for purchase, but rather to show how stress-grading principles are applied to members used in log buildings.

Keywords:
log building, round timber beams, stress grades, structural members, wall logs,, ICS Number Code 91.080.20 (Timber structures)