ASTM D3200-74(2005)

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Designation:D3200–74(Reapproved2000) Designation: D 3200 – 74 (Reapproved 2005)
Standard Specification and Test Method for
Establishing Recommended Design Stresses for Round
Timber Construction Poles
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 3200; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope
1.1 This specification covers the physical characteristics of round timber construction poles to be used either treated or
untreated.
1.2 This test method covers basic principles for establishing recommended design stress values for round timber construction
poles that are applicable to the quality described.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory
limitations prior to use.
2. Referenced Documents
2.1 ASTM Standards:
D25 Specification for Round Timber Piles
D 2899 Method for Establishing Design Stresses for Round Timber Piles
3. Terminology Definition
3.1 construction poles—those poles which are used as principle load-carrying components of a building.
4. Physical Requirements
4.1 The round timber construction poles shall be as specified in Specification D 25, with the following exception:
4.1.1 In place of 7.1 of Specification D 25, the following shall apply:
The tip circumference shall be specified. The corresponding butt circumference shall not be less than that specified in Table 1
of this standard.
5. Design Stresses
5.1 MethodsforestablishingdesignstressesforroundtimberconstructionpolesshallfollowthosepresentedinMethodD 2899.
6. Keywords
6.1 design; poles; stresses; timber
This specification and test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D07 on Wood and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D 07.04 on Pole and
Pile Products.
Current edition approved April 9, 1974. Published July 1974.
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2005. Published October 2005. Originally approved in 1974. Last previous edition approved in 2000 as D 3200 – 74 (2000).
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.10.
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