scope:

This European standard specifies performance and production requirements for finger jointed structural timber with rectangular cross-section. This standard covers also test and/or calculation methods to carry out the evaluation of conformity and requirements for marking of these finger joints. This standard is only applicable to finger joints between timber members of the same species or species combination. The standard covers not only coniferous species but also broad-leaved species where it has been shown that the type of adhesive used and the assembly conditions for finger-jointing timber are suitable for that type of species. This standard covers finger-jointed structural timber untreated or treated against biological attack after fingerjointing. This standard does not cover impressed (die-formed) finger joints. Individual finger jointed laminations and large finger joints for glued laminated timber are not covered by the present standard. Structural timber treated against fire is not covered by this standard.