# ISO 8970:1989 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards

For ISO 8970:1989, item title is Timber structures — Testing of joints made with mechanical fasteners — Requirements for wood density; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 8970:2010; withdrawn / published date is 1989-06-22, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.

- **Identifier:** ISO 8970:1989 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Item title:** Timber structures — Testing of joints made with mechanical fasteners — Requirements for wood density _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Successor:** ISO 8970:2010
- **Withdrawn / published date:** 1989-06-22 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 16493,IS,,ISO 8970:1989,Timber structures — Testing of joints made with mechanical fasteners — Requirements for wood density,Structures en bois — Essai des assemblages réalisés par organes mécaniques — Exigences concernant la masse volumique du bois,1989-06-22,1,['91.080.20'],ISO/TC 165,9599,,[50689],"['en','fr']",2,"<p>Two methods for the selection of the density of wood for specimens to be used in determining strength and stiffness properties are specified, which are equally applicable. It is assumed that the wood density is normally distributed with a coefficient of variation of about 0.15 and that the density is only one of the properties influencing the strength of a joint. The other re

## Source

- https://isopublicstorageprod.blob.core.windows.net/opendata/_latest/iso_deliverables_metadata/csv/iso_deliverables_metadata.csv

Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2027-02-01.
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