| Rating | Criteria |
|---|---|
| 10 | No attack or a few nibbles present |
| 9 | Small tunnel on the surface, < 3% of the cross-sectional area affected at any location |
| 7 | Termite attack affects 10%–25% of the cross-sectional area at any location |
| 4 | Termite attack affects > 50% of the cross-sectional area at one location, but the specimen has not failed |
| 0 | Failure |