19964
Accession Number
9822
Title Of Article Chaper
A Note on the effect of age on the hygroscopic behaviour of wood
Title Of Journal Book
Studies in conservation
Volume
1
Issue
1
Pages
39-44
Language Of Text
English
Language Of Summary
French
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
In order to test the common belief that wood gradually loses its capacity to absorb and desorb moisture twelve samples of various species, and ranging in age from one to 3,700 years were taken through a humidity cycle with ample time for response. The experiment proved that dimensional stability is not an attribute of old wood any more than recent wood.
Keywords
Wood, humidity; wood, fig; wood, chestnut; wood, oak; wood, ash; wood, poplar; wood, test weathering -- ICCROM
pub_id
19964