Modelling of durability of wooden structures

Tomi Toratti; Hannu Viitanen; Ruut Peuhkuri; Lasse Makkonen; Tuomo Ojanen; Salla Jämsä

Modelling of durability of wooden structures

Tomi Toratti, Hannu Viitanen, Ruut Peuhkuri, Lasse Makkonen, Tuomo Ojanen, Salla Jämsä

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Abstract

This paper presents an empirical model for wood decay development which can be incorporated into a hygrothermal model of building physics. This enables the assessment of the effects of the various structural choices (e.g. protection to driving rain, coatings, etc.) and other parameters (e.g. geographical location and orientation) on the durability of wooden structures. Also, we have run the wood decay model by the ERA-40 reanalysis data based on weather observations in Europe. These studies provide new tools to evaluate the durability and service life of wooden commodities and a preliminary European wood decay map, presented in this paper. The effects of the projected climate change on wood decay may also be considered by this methodology.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	4th International Building Physics conference, IBPC 2009
Editors	N.T. Bayazit, G. Manioglu, G.K: Oral, Z. Yilmaz
Place of Publication	Istanbul, Turkey
Pages	127-134
Publication status	Published - 2009
MoE publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	4th International Building Physics Conference, IBPC 2009 - Istanbul, Turkey Duration: 15 Jun 2009 → 18 Jun 2009

Conference

Conference	4th International Building Physics Conference, IBPC 2009
Abbreviated title	IBPC 2009
Country	Turkey
City	Istanbul
Period	15/06/09 → 18/06/09

Keywords

timber
durability
decay
model

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Modelling of durability of wooden structures. / Toratti, Tomi; Viitanen, Hannu; Peuhkuri, Ruut; Makkonen, Lasse ; Ojanen, Tuomo; Jämsä, Salla.

4th International Building Physics conference, IBPC 2009. ed. / N.T. Bayazit; G. Manioglu; G.K: Oral; Z. Yilmaz. Istanbul, Turkey, 2009. p. 127-134.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific › peer-review

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