CONSIDERATIONS ON WOOD POSTS

THE LAW 4797 OF OCTOBER 20, 1965, REGULATED BY DECREE NO. 58106 OF MARCH 18, 1966, PRESCRIBES THE USE OF PRESERVED WOOD, ESPECIALLY PREPARED AND WORKED, FOR ALL NATIONAL TERRITORY IN PUBLIC UTILITIES SERVICES EXPLORED BY STATE, SEMI-STATE AND PRIVATE AGENCIES, DESIGNED FOR RAIL AND HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION, TELEGRAPH, TELEPHONE LINES, AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. IN THE ENFORCED DECREE ON WOOD PRESERVATIONS, ARE INCLUDED PIECES AND STRUCTURES, SUCH AS: RAILROAD TIES, STAKES, BEAMS, LITTLE BEAMS, BRIDGES, SMALL BRIDGES, POSTS, CROSS BRACING, TOWERS, WOOD FENCE POSTS, MINES, SLOPE TIMBERING AND ALL OTHERS WHICH ARE USED IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE SOIL OR UNDER CONDITIONS WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO DIMINISHING ITS EXPECTED LIFE. ATTENTION IS CALLED TO THE SUBJECT, BRIEF CONSIDERATIONS ABOUT WOOD PRESERVATIVES, TREATMENT METHODS, AND THE WOOD TO BE EMPLOYED IN FENCE POSTS. INSTRUCTIONS ARE PRESENTED FOR THE ACQUISITION OF POSTS OF PRESERVED EUCALYPTUS FOR USE IN FENCES OF BARBED WIRE FOR THE LIMITING OF THE RIGHTS-OF-WAY IN HIGHWAYS. THIS IS A CONTRIBUTION TO THE STUDY OF OTHER WOOD PIECES AND STRUCTURES FOR HIGHWAY USE, AS WELL AS OTHER KINDS OF WOOD TO BE CONVENIENTLY USED. /IRP/

• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Department /Brazil

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• Authors:
  • Trigo, DE LOURIRO W
• Publication Date: 1969

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Beams; Bracing; Bridges; Electrical systems; Fences; Highway transportation; Laws; Posts; Public utilities; Railroad ties; Railroad transportation; Transmission lines; Wood; Wood preservatives; Wood structures
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cross bracing
• Old TRIS Terms: Electrical networks; Staking; Telegraph lines
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Geotechnology; Highways; Law; Materials; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00216951
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Road Research Institute /Brazil
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 27 1970 12:00AM