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In situ assessment of structural timber using semi-destructive techniques

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This paper summarizes the test recommendations for selected semi-destructive testing techniques as developed by members of the RILEM Technical Committee AST 215 “In-situ assessment of structural timber”. The recommendations cover resistance drilling, core drilling, glue line test, tension micro-specimens, screw withdrawal, and several hardness tests. The paper includes a matrix of common non-destructive testing to assess structural timber. The discussion of each technique is intended to provide users with sufficient information to understand the theoretical basis, typical equipment set up, and basic capabilities and limitations.

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  1. Department of Wood Science and Department of Civil Engineering, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Thomas Tannert

  2. Anthony & Associates, Inc., Fort Collins, CO, USA

    Ronald W. Anthony

  3. Fraunhofer Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institute WKI, Carolo-Wilhelmina University, Braunschweig, Germany

    Bohumil Kasal

  4. Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic, Telč, Czech Republic

    Michal Kloiber

  5. Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Trento, Italy

    Maurizio Piazza & Mariapaola Riggio

  6. Rinntech®, Heidelberg, Germany

    Frank Rinn

  7. Empa – Structural Engineering Laboratory, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Duebendorf, Switzerland

    Robert Widmann

  8. Department of Building Materials and Components, Building Research Institute, Tsukuba, Ibaraki-Pref., Japan

    Nobuyoshi Yamaguchi

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Tannert, T., Anthony, R.W., Kasal, B. et al. In situ assessment of structural timber using semi-destructive techniques. Mater Struct 47, 767–785 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-013-0094-5

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