Code of practice for structural use of timber -
Part 1: General
(Second revision)
This part of Malaysian Standard provides guidance on the structural use of timber and timberbased products, in load bearing members. It includes recommendations on quality, grade
stresses and modification factors applicable to these materials when use as simple members
or as parts of built-up components, or as parts of structures incorporating other materials. It
also gives recommendations for the design of nailed, screwed, bolted, connectored and glued
joints. In addition, it provides recommendations for a method of test to assess the adequacy of
structural assemblies, and it includes general advice on workmanship, various treatments which
can be applied, inspection and maintenance.
It does not, and it is not intended to, deal comprehensively with all aspects of timber
construction. In particular, it does not cover well tried and traditional methods of timber
construction which have been employed successfully over a long period of time.
