SECTION 14
TIMBER PIERS AND APPROACHES

14-01.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

Timber piers and approaches

will be constructed at the locations specified, in the
position, to the elevations, and conforming to the design

shown on the plans and in accordance with these specifications,
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14-02.

MATERIAL:

The material for timber piers and

approaches shall include the following; creosoted
structural timber, creosoted piles, Port Orford cedar

decking, timber guard rails, fender logs and galvanized

hardware.

14-03,

timber,

KINDS AND GRADES:

The various kinds and grades of

piling and hardware used in the structures shall

be as indicated on the plans or as herein specified, or
as directed by the Engineer.

a.

Piling shall be Douglas Fir as per Federal

Specifications MM-P-371 grade A with any revisions and
supplements thereto.
Creosoting
to comply with Federal

Specifications TT-W-571b with 1

treatment using coal

tar creosote Federal Specification TT-W-556 (AWPA)

Specification 4.

b.
Caps, Stringers and Bracing timber shall be
given 8# creosoting treatment as per Federal Specifica-

tions TT-M-566 (A.W.P.A.) Specification 4.

Timbers shall

be graded in accordance with W. Cc. L. A. rules of the

sizes and dimensions shown on the plans.

Common Rough Douglass Fir.

Fir.

Caps shall #1

Stringers shall be SiEK Douglas

Braces shall be #1 Common Rough Douglas Fir.
¢.

Decking on Docks shall be Port Orford Cedar

#2 Common or better, S15 to uniform thickness of 4", stock
of random widths 6" to 12" and random lengths 8' to 20',

mostly 20'

lengths.

d. Guard Rails shall be Douglas Fir #1 Common
or better 6" x 8" random lengths 16' or longer.
e.

All zinc-coated hardware,

including bolts,

drift pins, spikes, nails, pipe sleeves, chains and plates
shall be zinc-coated in accordance with A.
ification A-123-33.

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