Lukas Emmerich (Author), Christian Brischke (Author), Marten Sievert (Author), Manuela Schulze (Author), Anne-Cathrin Jaeger (Author), Arne Beulshausen (Author), Miha Humar (Author)

Abstract

The service life of wood in outdoor use under humid conditions is mainly determined by its material resistance and the exposure situation. Different standards such as EN 350 (2016) point on the relevance of wood's resistance against moisture for its expected service life. Recently, different standardized but also numerous nonstandardized methods were suggested to test the water permeability of wooden materials. In the context of this study, different European-grown soft- and hardwoods, tropical hardwoods, modified wood and wood treated with water- and oil-borne preservatives were subjected to floating and submersion tests according to CEN/TS 16818 (2018) and different short-term water uptake and release tests. Moisture performance data from field tests with the same materials were analyzed and used to assess the predictive power of different laboratory moisture indicators. The moisture characteristics suggested by CEN/TS 16818 (2018)-rm168 (residual moisture content after water uptake and release processes) and res312 (residue as a percentage of the absorbed moisture)-showed the little potential to predict the outdoor moisture performance of the tested materials. In contrast, the mean moisture content during absorption and desorption (MCmean) predicted well the outdoor moisture performance of the materials under test. Short-term water uptake and release of small specimens also showed high predictive power.

Keywords

testi adsorpcije in desorpcije;EN 16818;odpornost lesa;vrednotenje življenjske dobe;vlažnost lesa;absorption-desorption tests;material resistance;residual moisture content;service life prediction;

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Language: English
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Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization: UL BF - Biotechnical Faculty
UDC: 630*1
COBISS: 28820483 Link will open in a new window
ISSN: 1999-4907
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Secondary language: Slovenian
Secondary keywords: testi adsorpcije in desorpcije;EN 16818;odpornost lesa;vrednotenje življenjske dobe;vlažnost lesa;
Type (COBISS): Article
Pages: 23 str.
Volume: ǂVol. ǂ11
Issue: ǂiss. ǂ9
Chronology: 2020
DOI: 10.3390/f11091001
ID: 14305990