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Individual Publication

Allowable Loads for Round Timber Poles

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Publication Number: HCM-00752

Author/Sponsor: Richard D. Seifert

Price: FREE

Short Description:
Available online only. Builders will appreciate this publication about calculating and understanding the allowable loads for round timbers based on wood type. It includes the allowable load, allowable shear, allowable bending and modulus of elasticity for four different types of Alaska woods: birch, cottonwood, Alaska hemlock and Alaska spruce.