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Assessment of biodeterioration of rubber wood exposed to field conditions

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Title Assessment of biodeterioration of rubber wood exposed to field conditions
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Creator Leela Edwin
Ashraf, P. M.
 
Subject Hevea
Rubber wood
Field studies
Compressive stress
Specific gravity
FTIR spectroscopy
 
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Rubber wood (Hevea brasiliensis) can be used commercially for the construction of fishing boats, which are subjected to biodegradation 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 strength of wood panels after 90 and 150 days in field tests. Changes in wood chemistry due to biodeterioration under field conditions were also characterized through Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Test samples in soil burial tests (graveyard tests) were 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.
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Date 2022-01-05T04:29:18Z
2022-01-05T04:29:18Z
2006-01
 
Type Research Paper
 
Identifier Leela Edwin and Ashraf, P. M. (2006) Assessment of biodeterioration of rubber wood exposed to field conditions. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 57(1): 31-36.
0964-8305
http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/68504
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Elsevier