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- Title
Modelling the Material Resistance of Wood—Part 3: Relative Resistance in above- and in-Ground Situations—Results of a Global Survey.
- Authors
Brischke, Christian; Alfredsen, Gry; Humar, Miha; Conti, Elena; Cookson, Laurie; Emmerich, Lukas; Flæte, Per Otto; Fortino, Stefania; Francis, Lesley; Hundhausen, Ulrich; Irbe, Ilze; Jacobs, Kordula; Klamer, Morten; Kržišnik, Davor; Lesar, Boštjan; Melcher, Eckhard; Meyer-Veltrup, Linda; Morrell, Jeffrey J.; Norton, Jack; Palanti, Sabrina
- 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.
- Subjects
STRENGTH of materials; SERVICE life; WOOD; WOOD preservatives; HARDWOODS; SOFTWOOD; TIMBER
- Publication
Forests (19994907), 2021, Vol 12, Issue 5, p590
- ISSN
1999-4907
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/f12050590