Wood and Timber Condition Assessment Manual: Second Edition

Robert H. White; Robert J. Ross

doi:10.2737/FPL-GTR-234

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Wood and Timber Condition Assessment Manual: Second Edition

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Authors:

Robert H. White, Robert J. Ross

Year:

2014

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Forest Products Laboratory

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/FPL-GTR-234

Source:

FPL-GTR-234

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Abstract

This report summarizes information on condition assessment of in-service wood, including visual inspection of wood and timbers, use of ultrasound and probing/boring techniques for inspection, and assessment of wood and timbers that have been exposed to fire. The report also includes information on assigning allowable design values for in-service wood.

Keywords

Wood, timbers, condition assessment, visual, coring, probing, ultrasound, post-fire assessment

Citation

White, Robert H.; Ross, Robert J., eds. 2014. Wood and Timber Condition Assessment Manual: Second Edition. General Technical Report FPL-GTR-234. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 92 p. https://doi.org/10.2737/FPL-GTR-234.