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Which of the below preservative, with their examples correctly match?(a) Type 1 –DDT(b) Type 2 – Coal(c) Type 3 – Boric acid(d) Type 4 – BenzeneThis question was addressed to me during an interview.I want to ask this question from Defects and Preservation of Timber topic in portion Materials for Construction of Basic Civil Engineering

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The correct ANSWER is (c) Type 3 – BORIC acid

The explanation: There are only 3 TYPES of preservative as per IS 401.Type 1 is oil type and coal, tar are examples of it. Type 2 is an ORGANIC solvent type with benzene, DDT as examples.Type 3 is water BORNE type and boric acid, zinc chloride are examples of it.



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