The subjectivity of the estimation of natural wood’s resistance to destruction by termites based on visual assessment in laboratory tests

• Autorzy: Krajewski Adam , Witomski Piotr , Oleksiewicz Anna

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.12841/wood.1644-3985.325.02

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This study concerns visual assessment of the degree of damage done to Pinus sylvestris L. wood blocks by Reticulitermes lucifugus Rossi, in an experiment conducted according to ASTM D 3345-08:2017. The six evaluators made their assessments individually. The differing results obtained from the evaluators are a cause for concern. Visual assessment of the degree of wood damage can vary significantly from person to person. Measurement of weight loss seems to be a better way of evaluating the degree of damage done to wood samples by termites in laboratory tests.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

termites; wood degradation; research procedure; visual assessment

• Wydawca: Sieć Badawcza Łukasiewicz - Poznański Instytut Technologiczny
• Czasopismo: Drewno : prace naukowe, doniesienia, komunikaty
• Rocznik: 2021
• Tom: vol. 64, nr 207
• Strony: 159--166
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 20 poz., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Krajewski Adam

• Department of Wood Science and Wood Protection, Faculty of Wood Technology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

autor

Witomski Piotr

• Department of Wood Science and Wood Protection, Faculty of Wood Technology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

autor

Oleksiewicz Anna

• Department of Wood Science and Wood Protection, Faculty of Wood Technology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

Bibliografia

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• List of standards
• ASTM D 3273-94 Standard Test Method for Resistance to Growth of Mold on the Surface of Interior Coatings in an Environmental Chamber. American Society for Testing and Materials
• ASTM D 3345-08:2017 Standard Test Method for Laboratory Evaluation of Wood and other Cellulosic Materials for Resistance to Termites. American Society for Testing and Materials
• ASTM D 4445-91 [reapproved 1996]: Standard Test Method for fungicides for controlling Sapstain and Mold in Unseasoned Lumber (Laboratory Method). American Society for Testing and Materials
• ASTM G21-96 Standard Practice for Determining Resistance of Synthetic Polymeric Materials to Fungi. American Society for Testing and Materials
• PN-EN 117:2013 Środki ochrony drewna – Oznaczanie wartości owadobójczej przeciwko gatunkowi Reticulitermes (europejskie termity) (metoda laboratoryjna). Wood preservatives. Determination of toxic values against Reticulitermes species (European termites) (Laboratory method)

Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2021).