NZS 3605:2001
Timber piles and poles for use in building
Sets performance criteria and provides a means of compliance for timber house piles references in NZS 3604 and for naturally round timber piles and poles to meet design data assigned in NZS 3603.
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COMMITTEE REPRESENTATION
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
COPYRIGHT
CONTENTS
RELATED DOCUMENTS
REVIEW OF STANDARDS
FOREWORD
1 SCOPE
1.1 House piles
1.2 Construction piles and poles
2 DEFINITIONS
3 INTERPRETATION
4 ROUND OR SQUARE HOUSE PILES
4.1 Form
4.2 Durability
4.3 Strength
4.4 Branding
5 ROUND CONSTRUCTION PILES AND POLES
5.1 Species
5.2 Form
5.3 Dimensions
5.4 Handling
5.5 Strength
5.6 Compliance – visual grading
5.7 Compliance – proof testing
5.8 Durability
5.9 Branding
APPENDIX
A - Annual certification of strength of square sawn and round timber house piles
B - Testing of house piles
C - Proof testing of round construction piles and poles
TABLE
1 – Round construction piles (Informative)
2 – Round construction poles (Informative)
B1 – Applied total loads for required bending moments
FIGURE
1 – Example of branding
2 – Measurement of sweep and short crook in round construction piles and poles
3 – Nodal swelling
B1 – Schematic plan diagram for testing house piles
C1 – Schematic plan diagram for proof test loading of round construction piles and poles
- B1
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Related Information
Building Code Compliance Document B1
Ministry: Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment - Building Systems Performance (BSP)
Section: VM4
Citation context:Building Code Compliance Document SH
Ministry: Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment - Building Systems Performance (BSP)
Section: AS1
Citation context:Best Practice Guideline For The Safe Use Of Timber Preservatives & Antisapstain Chemicals
Ministry: New Zealand Timber Preservation Council Inc
Section: 11.3.2
Citation context:Due to their critical end use house piles (round and square) are required, under NZS 3605:2001 Timber piles and poles for use in building to carry a special brand.
Best Practice Guideline For The Safe Use Of Timber Preservatives & Antisapstain Chemicals
Ministry: New Zealand Timber Preservation Council Inc
Section: 11.3.6
Citation context:Piles or poles for use in buildings and covered by NZS 3605:2001 Timber piles and poles for use in building require a special identifying brand applied at a point one third along the length of the piece.
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COMMITTEE REPRESENTATION
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
COPYRIGHT
CONTENTS
RELATED DOCUMENTS
REVIEW OF STANDARDS
FOREWORD
1 SCOPE
1.1 House piles
1.2 Construction piles and poles
2 DEFINITIONS
3 INTERPRETATION
4 ROUND OR SQUARE HOUSE PILES
4.1 Form
4.2 Durability
4.3 Strength
4.4 Branding
5 ROUND CONSTRUCTION PILES AND POLES
5.1 Species
5.2 Form
5.3 Dimensions
5.4 Handling
5.5 Strength
5.6 Compliance – visual grading
5.7 Compliance – proof testing
5.8 Durability
5.9 Branding
APPENDIX
A - Annual certification of strength of square sawn and round timber house piles
B - Testing of house piles
C - Proof testing of round construction piles and poles
TABLE
1 – Round construction piles (Informative)
2 – Round construction poles (Informative)
B1 – Applied total loads for required bending moments
FIGURE
1 – Example of branding
2 – Measurement of sweep and short crook in round construction piles and poles
3 – Nodal swelling
B1 – Schematic plan diagram for testing house piles
C1 – Schematic plan diagram for proof test loading of round construction piles and poles
- B1
Previous versions
NZS 3605:2001
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