Note :

* Durability
HD - Highly durabile : Life more than 36 months
D - Durable : Life 25-36 months
MD - Moderately durable : Life 10-25 months
ND - Nondurable : Life upto 10 months

** Treatability
ET - Easily treatable, penetration more than 40 mm, absorption above 120 kg/m3
T - Treatable, penetration range 20 - 40 mm, absorption range 80 - 128 kg/m3
MT - Moderately treatable, penetration range 10 - 20 mm, absorption range 48 - 80 kg/m3
VHT - Very hard to treat, absorption below 48 kg/m3.

# Refractoriness to Air Seasoning

HR - Highly refractory
MR - Moderately refractory
LR - Less refractory
*# Permissible lateral strength (in double shear) of 3.55 mm φ nails 80 mm long and 5 mm φ nails 150 mm long at lengthening
joints and node joints (values in braket are for node joints). The values shown in italics refer to 5 mm φ nails. The space marked " -
" indicates that information is lacking.