Design life for wood and wood-based products
The use of mass timber construction can result in environmental and cost-saving advantages. This research summary examines how the service life of wood products is based on different and complex interactions between end use and interacting or degrading parameters.
Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Compliance with EC regulations
- Changes in requirements
- Legislation and biocidal products
- Advanced treatment methods
- LCAs, EPDs and future assessments
- Service life prediction: lab and field-based testing
- COST Action FP1303 and how this has helped advanced design life
- Examples of design life requirements for various products
- Conclusions
- References
Suggested Reading
Assessment and repair of structural timber
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Non-destructive testing of timber
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Moisture in timber
One of the most important factors affecting the performance and properties of wood is its moisture content. The amount of water present in wood can affect its weight, strength, workability, susceptibility to biological attack and dimensional stability in a particular end use.
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