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CCA—treated Laminated Railway Sleepers and Telephone Cross-arms

Published in: South African Forestry Journal
Volume 133 , issue 1, pages: 33–39

DOI: 10.1080/00382167.1985.9629571

Author(s): W.E. ConradieCouncil for Scientific and Industrial Research, ,

Keywords: CCA treatment, creosote treatment, laminated pine, railway sleepers, telephone cross-arms, glue-line tests, screw withdrawal tests, corrosion tests, weathering tests, service tests,

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Abstract

A non-conventional process for the manufacturing of laminated pine railway sleepers and telephone cross-arms, involving the treatment of laminations with copper-chrome-arsenic (CCA) preservatives before gluing and assembly, was investigated.

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