DEUTSCHE NORM May 2004

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Structural timberDetermination of characteristic values of mechanical properties and density

English version of DIN EN 384

Bauholz für tragende Zwecke – Bestimmung charakteristischer Werte für mechanische Eigenschaftenund Rohdichte

European Standard EN 384 : 2004 has the status of a DIN Standard.

A comma is used as the decimal marker.

ICS 79.040

National forewordThis standard has been prepared by CEN/TC 124 ‘Timber structures’ (Secretariat: Denmark).The responsible German body involved in its preparation was the Normenausschuss Bauwesen (Buildingand Civil Engineering Standards Committee), Technical Committee Holzbauwerke.

AmendmentsThis standard differs from the July 1996 edition in that the method for determining characteristic values fromtests on small specimens free from defects is now only permitted for hardwood.

Previous editionDIN EN 384: 1996-07.

SupersedesJuly 1996 edition.

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English version

ICS 79.040 Supersedes EN 384 : 1995.

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Ref. No. EN 384 : 2004 E

Bois de structure – Détermination desvaleurs caractéristiques des pro-priétés mécaniques et de la massevolumique

Bauholz für tragende Zwecke – Be-stimmung charakteristischer Werte fürmechanische Eigenschaften und Roh-dichte

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 2003-02-20.CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulationswhich stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of anational standard without any alteration.Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such nationalstandards may be obtained on application to the Management Centre or to anyCEN member.The European Standards exist in three official versions (English, French, German).A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of aCEN member into its own language and notified to the Management Centre hasthe same status as the official versions.CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, theCzech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary,Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands,Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, andthe United Kingdom.

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EN 384

January 2004

Structural timberDetermination of characteristic values of mechanical properties and

density

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