IS 8720 : 1978 Methods of sampling timber scantlings from depots and their conversion for testing

1 Scope

1.1 This standard lays down the methods of sampling of timber inthe form of scantlings from depots, and their conversion into testspecimens for determination of physical and mechanical properties.

2 References

IS 2 :1960 Rules for rounding offnumerical values

IS 401 : 1967Code of practice for preservation of timber

IS 707 : 1976Glossary of terms applicable to timber technology andutilization

IS 1708 : 1969 Methods of testing small clearspecimens of timber

IS 2408 : 1963Methods of static tests of timbers in structural sizes

IS 8745 : 1978Methods of presentation of data of physical and mechanical properties of timber

IS 4905 : 1968Methods for random sampling