Journal article
Resistance of selected wood-based materials to fungal and termite attack in non-soil contact exposures
Forest Products Journal, Vol.61(8), pp.685-687
2011
Abstract
The resistance of three naturally durable heartwood species and a stranded giant bamboo product to fungal and termite (Coptotermes formosanus) attack was evaluated at a test site located near Hilo, Hawaii. Merbau (Intsia bijuga or I. palembanica) and ipe (Tabebuia spp.) were both exceptionally resistant to fungal and termite attack, while western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis) heartwood was slightly less resistant to degradation. The presence of heartwood on western juniper samples had no noticeable effect on the performance of adjacent sapwood. The bamboo decking proved to the least durable of the materials and experienced substantial termite and fungal attack over the 32-month test period.
Details
- Title
- Resistance of selected wood-based materials to fungal and termite attack in non-soil contact exposures
- Authors
- Jeffrey J Morrell (Author) - Oregon State University, United States
- Publication details
- Forest Products Journal, Vol.61(8), pp.685-687
- Publisher
- Forest Products Society
- Date published
- 2011
- DOI
- 10.13073/0015-7473-61.8.685
- ISSN
- 0015-7473
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451337802621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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