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Wood natural durability testing under laboratory conditions: results from a round-robin test

Prüfung der natürlichen Dauerhaftigkeit von Holz im Labor: Ergebnisse eines Ringversuchs

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In Europe, the durability of wood against wood-destroying basidiomycetes is tested according to CEN/TS 15083-1 (Durability of wood and wood-based products—determination of the natural durability of solid wood against wood-destroying fungi, test methods—part 1: basidiomycetes, 2005). Existing experience with this standard is quite heterogeneous wherefore six research institutions teamed up and established a new round-robin trial. Fagus sylvatica, Quercus robur, Robinia pseudoacacia as well as sap- and heartwood of Pinus sylvestris, were tested against Coniophora puteana and Trametes versicolor without any pre-treatment, with pre-leaching (EN 84) and with 6 months natural weathering of the specimens. Durability classification revealed differences between test laboratories and depended on pre-treatment and respective statistical measures applied.

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  1. Faculty of Architecture and Landscape Sciences, Institute of Vocational Sciences in the Building Trade, Leibniz University Hannover, Herrenhäuser Str. 8, 30419, Hannover, Germany

    Christian Brischke

  2. Heinz-Piest-Institute of Craftsmen Technique (HPI), Wilhelm-Busch-Str. 18, 30167, Hannover, Germany

    Christian R. Welzbacher

  3. Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Abteilung Holzbiologie und Holzprodukte, Büsgenweg 4, 37077, Göttingen, Germany

    Antje Gellerich & Susanne Bollmus

  4. Department of Wood Science and Technology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Jamnikarjeva 101, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Miha Humar

  5. Institut für Holztechnologie Dresden gemeinnützige GmbH (IHD), Ressort Biologie/Holzschutz, Zellescher Weg 24, 01217, Dresden, Germany

    Katharina Plaschkies & Wolfram Scheiding

  6. Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute, Box 115, 1431, Ås, Norway

    Gry Alfredsen

  7. Laboratory of Wood Technology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000, Ghent, Belgium

    Joris Van Acker & Imke De Windt

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Brischke, C., Welzbacher, C.R., Gellerich, A. et al. Wood natural durability testing under laboratory conditions: results from a round-robin test. Eur. J. Wood Prod. 72, 129–133 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00107-013-0764-6

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