Assessment of biodetrioration or rubber wood exposed to field conditions

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dc.contributor.authorEdwin, L.
dc.contributor.authorAshraf, P.M.
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-16T05:26:25Z
dc.date.available2013-08-16T05:26:25Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractRubber wood (Hevea braslliensis) can be used commercially for the construction of fishing boats, which are subjected to biodegration in the water, and on land both with and without soil contact. In order to obtain data on the natural durability of this wood, the extent of biodeterioration was assessed through visual observation, changes in the specific gravity of the wood and loss in the compressive strenght of wood panel after 90 and 150 days in field tests. Changes in wood chemistry due to biodeterioration under field conditions wre also characterized through Fourier transform infrared (FTIR)spectroscopy. Test samples in soil burial tests (graveyard tests) wre more severely damaged than panels exposed to atmospheric weathering or immersed in sea water below the low tide mark. Strength losses in panels exposed to the marine and atmospheric conditions were not commensurate with the weight losses.en_US
dc.identifier.citationInternational Biodetrioration and Biodegradation 2006:57(1), 31-36en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/448
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherELSEVIERen_US
dc.subjectHeveaen_US
dc.subjectRubber wooden_US
dc.subjectfield studiesen_US
dc.subjectcompressive stressen_US
dc.subjectspecific gravityen_US
dc.subjectFTIR spectroscopyen_US
dc.titleAssessment of biodetrioration or rubber wood exposed to field conditionsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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