TY - JOUR

T1 - Dose-response relationships between wood moisture content, wood temperature and fungal decay determined for 23 European field test sites

AU - Brischke, Christian

AU - Rapp, Andreas Otto

PY - 2008/8

Y1 - 2008/8

N2 - Scots pine sapwood (Pinus sylvestris L.) and Douglas fir heartwood (Pseudotsuga menziesii Franco) specimens were exposed in double layer field trials at 23 different European test sites under different exposure conditions (in total 27 test sets). The material climate in terms of wood moisture content (MC) and wood temperature was automatically monitored over a period of up to 7 years and compared with the progress of decay. The overall aim of this study was to establish dose-response relationships between climate factors and decay as a basis for the service life prediction of wood. The "Scheffer Climate Index" based on weather data collected at official meteorological stations at the different test sites poorly correlated with the corresponding decay progress and was therefore not a suitable tool for estimating site-specific decay potential. In contrast, the use of the combined material climatic parameters MC and wood temperature led to a feasible dose-response function and turned out to be a useful basis for service life prediction of wood.

AB - Scots pine sapwood (Pinus sylvestris L.) and Douglas fir heartwood (Pseudotsuga menziesii Franco) specimens were exposed in double layer field trials at 23 different European test sites under different exposure conditions (in total 27 test sets). The material climate in terms of wood moisture content (MC) and wood temperature was automatically monitored over a period of up to 7 years and compared with the progress of decay. The overall aim of this study was to establish dose-response relationships between climate factors and decay as a basis for the service life prediction of wood. The "Scheffer Climate Index" based on weather data collected at official meteorological stations at the different test sites poorly correlated with the corresponding decay progress and was therefore not a suitable tool for estimating site-specific decay potential. In contrast, the use of the combined material climatic parameters MC and wood temperature led to a feasible dose-response function and turned out to be a useful basis for service life prediction of wood.

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U2 - 10.1007/s00226-008-0191-8

DO - 10.1007/s00226-008-0191-8

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:47749154431

VL - 42

SP - 507

EP - 518

JO - Wood science and technology

JF - Wood science and technology

SN - 0043-7719

IS - 6

ER -