Performance of water-borne pressure treated fence posts - A practical application of the new Canadian field test data base
IRG/WP 2305
E E Doyle, R Dubois, J P Hösli
50 years of test plot data acquisition have been recently set up as a computerized database. The new database which contains information on the service life of a great number of non durable Eastern Canadian wood species treated with various preservatives and many application processes is presented. As an example for its use, a summary of the performance of fence posts treated with waterborne preservatives is presented.
Keywords: FIELD TEST DATABASE; CANADA; FENCE POSTS; HARDWOODS; SOFTWOODS; WATER-BORNE PRESERVATIVES; RETENTIONS; OSMOSE PF