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Accession Number
17906
Title Of Journal Book
Timbers: their natural durability and resistance to preservative treatment
Collation
4 p : 29, 5 cm
Report Number
No. 296
Publisher
Building Research Station
Publisher City
Garston, Watford
ISSN
0144-8536
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Monograph
Literature Level
Monographic
Abstract
This digest explains how the durability and treatability of wood is classified, and lists these properties for over 200 species. It only deals with wood natural durability in relation to fungal decay, excluding resistance to insect attack.
Keywords
Building material, durability; wood, impregnation; wood, preservation; wood, biodeterioration fungus; building, wood damage; ICCROM
pub_id
5196