Decay of Wood and Wood-Based Products above Ground in Buildings

Journal of Testing and Evaluation

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 150-158

  Carll, Charles G ^a   Highley, Terry L ^a  

^a FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anabiosis; Basidiomycete fungi; Fiber saturation; Field studies; Field surveys; Incipient decay; Moisture conditions; Sheathing; Spore germination; Temperature conditions; Wood decay

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011566431     PISSN: 00903973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jte12054j     Document Type: Article

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