D EUTSCHE NORM

September 2003

Structural timber
Strength classes English version of DIN EN 338

EN 338
Modifies DIN July10242, Supersedes EN 1996 March 1995 edition. edition.

ICS 79.040 Bauholz fr tragende Zwecke Festigkeitsklassen

European Standard EN 338 : 2003 has the status of a DIN Standard.

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National foreword
This standard has been prepared by CEN/TC 124 Timber structures (Secretariat: Denmark). The responsible German body involved in its preparation was the Normenausschuss Bauwesen (Building and Civil Engineering Standards Committee), Technical Committee 04.01.00 Holzbau. Amendments This standard differs from the July 1996 edition in that additional strength classes have been specified and the requirements for assigning grades and species to strength classes have been amended. Previous edition DIN EN 338: 1996-07.
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EN comprises 8 pages.

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Ref. No. DIN EN 338 : 2003-09

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EN 338
April 2003

ICS 79.040

Supersedes EN 338 : 1995.

English version

Structural timber
Strength classes
Bois de structure Classes de rsistance Bauholz fr tragende Zwecke Festigkeitsklassen

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