The Navy has a multi-billion dollar investment in wooden structures and in utilities. Wood is a readily available, inexpensive natural resource that is both a versatile and useful construction material.
The usefulness of wood is increased when it is protected against deteriorating agents by pressure treatment with preservatives. This manual provides information which will help ensure that you are able to specify and receive preservative treated wood products most suitable for a particular end use.
Specifically this manual covers wood as a construction material, wood identification, wood deterioration, preservation of new wood products, quality control or how to specify and inspect treated wood products, as well as maintenance of treated wood products and remedial control. When information in this manual varies from that contained in the latest issue of Federal or Military Specifications, the Specification(s) shall apply.
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