IS 6791 : 1973 Method of Testing Natural Durability of Timber and Efficacy of the Wood Preservatives Against Marine Borers

1 Scope

1.1 This standard covers This methods of testing under marineconditions:

a) the natural durability of heartwood of indigenous timberspecies, and

b) the efficacy of wood preservatives.

2 References

IS 2 : 1960    Rules for rounding off numerical values

IS 401 : 1967   Code ofpractice for preservation of timber