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Modelling the Material Resistance of Wood—Part 3: Relative Resistance in above- and in-Ground Situations—Results of a Global Survey

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Brischke, C., Alfredsen, G., Humar, M., Conti, E., Cookson, L., Emmerich, L., Flæte, P. O., Fortino, S., Francis, L. P., Hundhausen, U., Irbe, I., Jacobs, K., Klamer, M., Kržišnik, D., Lesar, B., Melcher, E., Meyer-Veltrup, L., Morrell, J. J., Norton, J., Palanti, S., Presley, G., Reinprecht, L., Singh, T., Stirling, R., Venäläinen, M., Westin, M., Wong, A. H. H. and Suttie, E. (2021) Modelling the Material Resistance of Wood—Part 3: Relative Resistance in above- and in-Ground Situations—Results of a Global Survey. Forests, 12 (5). p. 590. ISSN 1999-4907

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Article Link: https://doi.org/10.3390/f12050590

Publisher URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/5/590

Abstract

Durability-based designs with timber require reliable information about the wood properties and how they affect its performance under variable exposure conditions. This study aimed at utilizing a material resistance model (Part 2 of this publication) based on a dose–response approach for predicting the relative decay rates in above-ground situations. Laboratory and field test data were, for the first time, surveyed globally and used to determine material-specific resistance dose values, which were correlated to decay rates. In addition, laboratory indicators were used to adapt the material resistance model to in-ground exposure. The relationship between decay rates in- and above-ground, the predictive power of laboratory indicators to predict such decay rates, and a method for implementing both in a service life prediction tool, were established based on 195 hardwoods, 29 softwoods, 19 modified timbers, and 41 preservative-treated timbers.

Item Type:Article
Business groups:Horticulture and Forestry Science
Additional Information:Open access
Keywords:biological durability; dose–response model; fungal decay; moisture dynamics; moisture performance; service life prediction; water uptake and release; wetting ability
Subjects:Forestry > Research. Experimentation
Forestry > Forestry machinery and engineering
Forestry > Exploitation and utilization
Live Archive:18 May 2021 05:36
Last Modified:03 Sep 2021 16:46

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