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WOOD DETERIORATION, PROTECTION AND MAINTENANCE

Wood has low embodied energy, is a renewable resource and can perform extremely well in a range of construction applications, so it is not surprising that there is growing interest in the use of wood in new buildings. As a natural material, wood can be subject to degradation by a range of environmental factors, insects, bacteria or fungi. Advances in the understanding of the degradation processes caused by these factors, as well as increased knowledge about boundary environmental conditions and the extractives that suppress the development of timber pests, have led to new methods of structural, physical and chemical protection of wood and wooden composites. The result is that wood can deliver high-performance, long-life buildings and structures with low environmental impact at relatively modest cost.

Wood Deterioration, Protection and Maintenance provides an up-to-date discussion of the natural durability of wood, wood degradation processes, and methods of structural, physical and chemical protection of wood. The important information relating to wood degradation by abiotic and biotic agents in the context of the basic structure of wood is fully discussed, showing how structural changes in damaged wood relate to physical and mechanical properties. Modern active substances in wood protection and the relationships between preservative properties, the anatomical structure and moisture content of wood, and protective processes involving pressure and/or diffusion driving forces are fully illustrated. Mentioned also are principles of wood maintenance, together with modes of damaged wood identification, sterilization and reconstruction.

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• Preface(p. ix)
• About the Author(p. xi)
• 1 Wood Durability and Lifetime of Wooden Products(p. 1)
• 1.1 Basic information about wood structure and its properties(p. 1)
• 1.1.1 Wood structure(p. 3)
• 1.1.2 Wood properties(p. 10)
• 1.2 Types and principles of wood degradation(p. 12)
• 1.3 Natural durability of wood(p. 14)
• 1.4 Methods of wood protection for improvement its durability(p. 17)
• 1.5 Service life prediction of wooden products(p. 18)
• 1.5.1 Lifetime of wooden products(p. 20)
• 1.5.2 Service life prediction of wooden products by factor method(p. 21)
• 1.5.3 Life cycle assessment of wooden products(p. 22)
• References(p. 25)
• Standards(p. 27)
• 2 Abiotic Degradation of Wood(p. 28)
• 2.1 Wood damaged by weather factors(p. 28)
• 2.2 Wood damaged thermally and by fire(p. 34)
• 2.2.1 Thermal wood decomposition(p. 34)
• 2.2.2 Wood burning: fire(p. 36)
• 2.3 Wood damaged by aggressive chemicals(p. 45)
• 2.3.1 Corrosion of wood by chemicals under aerobic conditions(p. 45)
• 2.3.2 Corrosion of wood by chemicals under anaerobic conditions: wood fossilization(p. 49)
• 2.4 Properties of abiotically damaged wood(p. 50)
• 2.4.1 Properties of weathered wood(p. 50)
• 2.4.2 Impact of increased temperature and fire on wood properties(p. 52)
• 2.4.3 Impact of water and other chemicals on wood properties(p. 53)
• References(p. 57)
• Standards(p. 61)
• 3 Biological Degradation of Wood(p. 62)
• 3.1 Wood damaged by bacteria(p. 62)
• 3.2 Wood damaged by fungi(p. 65)
• 3.2.1 Reproduction, classification and physiology of wood-damaging fungi(p. 66)
• 3.2.2 Wood-decaying fungi(p. 76)
• 3.2.3 Wood-staining fungi and moulds(p. 88)
• 3.3 Wood damaged by insects(p. 91)
• 3.3.1 Reproduction, classification and physiology of wood-damaging insects(p. 91)
• 3.3.2 Wood-damaging insects(p. 97)
• 3.4 Wood damaged by marine organisms(p. 106)
• 3.4.1 Shipworms(p. 106)
• 3.4.2 Limnoria(p. 107)
• 3.5 Mechanisms of wood biodegradation(p. 108)
• 3.5.1 Biodegradation of cellulose(p. 110)
• 3.5.2 Biodegradation of hemicelluloses(p. 113)
• 3.5.3 Biodegradation of lignin(p. 114)
• 3.6 Properties of biologically damaged wood(p. 117)
• 3.6.1 Properties of rotten wood(p. 117)
• 3.6.2 Properties of wood having galleries(p. 118)
• References(p. 120)
• 4 Structural Protection of Wood(p. 126)
• 4.1 Methodology of structural protection of wood(p. 126)
• 4.2 Selection of suitable wood materials(p. 126)
• 4.3 Design proposals for permanently low moisture of wood(p. 129)
• 4.3.1 Estimated moisture of wood(p. 129)
• 4.3.2 Shape optimizations for wood moisture reduction(p. 131)
• 4.3.3 Waterproofing and other isolations of wood and wooden composites from water sources(p. 137)
• 4.3.4 Structural design to prevent condensed water generation(p. 140)
• 4.3.5 Regulation of climatic conditions in interiors(p. 141)
• 4.4 Fire sections and other fire-safety measures(p. 142)
• References(p. 143)
• Standards(p. 144)
• 5 Chemical Protection of Wood(p. 145)
• 5.1 Methodology, ecology and regulation of chemical protection of wood(p. 145)
• 5.1.1 Methodology and legislation of chemical protection of wood(p. 146)
• 5.1.2 Toxicological and ecotoxicological standpoints of chemical protection of wood(p. 149)
• 5.1.3 Regulation of chemical protection of wood(p. 151)
• 5.2 Preservatives for wood protection(p. 152)
• 5.2.1 Bactericides(p. 152)
• 5.2.2 Fungicides: for decay, sap-stain and mould control(p. 153)
• 5.2.3 Insecticides(p. 163)
• 5.2.4 Fire retardants(p. 167)
• 5.2.5 Protective coatings against weather impacts(p. 170)
• 5.2.6 Evaluation of new preservatives(p. 172)
• 5.3 Technologies of chemical protection of wood(p. 173)
• 5.3.1 Improvement of permeability and impregnability of wood(p. 174)
• 5.3.2 Application properties of preservatives(p. 176)
• 5.3.3 Flow and diffusion transport of preservatives in wood(p. 177)
• 5.3.4 Fixation of preservatives in wood(p. 182)
• 5.3.5 Non-autoclave technologies of chemical protection of wood(p. 182)
• 5.3.6 Autoclave technologies of chemical protection of wood(p. 186)
• 5.3.7 Nanotechnologies and nano-compounds for chemical protection of wood(p. 191)
• 5.3.8 Quality control of chemically protected wood(p. 193)
• 5.4 Chemical protection of wooden composites(p. 196)
• 5.4.1 Wooden composites and their susceptibility to damage(p. 196)
• 5.4.2 Principles and technologies of chemical protection of wooden composites(p. 199)
• References(p. 206)
• Standards(p. 215)
• Directives(p. 217)
• 6 Modifying Protection of Wood(p. 218)
• 6.1 Methodology, ecology and effectiveness of wood modification(p. 218)
• 6.1.1 Methods of wood modification: mechanical, physical, chemical and biological(p. 219)
• 6.1.2 Ecology of wood modification(p. 221)
• 6.1.3 Effectiveness of wood modification(p. 221)
• 6.2 Thermally modified wood(p. 223)
• 6.2.1 Principles, methods and technology of thermal wood modification(p. 223)
• 6.2.2 Durability and other properties of thermally modified wood(p. 226)
• 6.2.3 Applications of thermally modified wood(p. 230)
• 6.3 Chemically modified wood(p. 231)
• 6.3.1 Principles, methods and technology of chemical wood modification(p. 231)
• 6.3.2 Substances intentionally or randomly reacting with wood components(p. 233)
• 6.3.3 Durability and other properties of chemically modified wood(p. 242)
• 6.3.4 Applications of chemically modified wood(p. 247)
• 6.4 Biologically modified wood(p. 247)
• 6.4.1 Microorganisms suppressing the activity of wood-damaging fungi and insects(p. 247)
• 6.4.2 Gene engineering for increasing durability of wood and decreasing the activity of fungal enzymes(p. 249)
• References(p. 250)
• Standards(p. 259)
• 7 Maintenance of Wood and Restoration of Damaged Wood(p. 260)
• 7.1 Aims and enforcement of the maintenance and the restoration of damaged wood(p. 260)
• 7.2 Wood maintenance(p. 260)
• 7.2.1 Principles of wood maintenance in exteriors and interiors(p. 260)
• 7.2.2 Principles of the fight against the active stages of wood pests(p. 261)
• 7.3 Diagnosis of damaged wood(p. 264)
• 7.3.1 Sensory diagnostic methods(p. 265)
• 7.3.2 Instrumental diagnostic methods(p. 266)
• 7.3.3 Diagnosing the age of wood(p. 278)
• 7.4 Sterilization of biologically damaged wood(p. 279)
• 7.4.1 Physical sterilization of wood(p. 280)
• 7.4.2 Chemical sterilization of wood(p. 286)
• 7.5 Conservation of damaged wood(p. 289)
• 7.5.1 Natural and synthetic agents for wood conservation(p. 289)
• 7.5.2 Methods and technologies for the conservation of air-dried damaged wood(p. 301)
• 7.5.3 Methods and technologies for the conservation of waterlogged wood(p. 306)
• 7.6 Renovation of damaged wood(p. 308)
• 7.6.1 General requirements for the renovation of wooden objects(p. 309)
• 7.6.2 Techniques for strengthening of individual wooden elements(p. 313)
• 7.6.3 Techniques for strengthening of whole wooden structural units(p. 324)
• References(p. 327)
• Standards(p. 337)
• Index(p. 339)

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Prof. Ing. Ladislav Reinprecht is a wood protection specialist at the Faculty of Wood Sciences and Technology, Technical University of Zvolen, Slovak Republic. He holds an MSc in Organic Chemistry from the Slovak Technical University in Bratislava and a PhD in Wood Technology from the Technical University of Zvolen.