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A multi-dataset validation study of moisture prediction in Norway spruce wood exposed outdoors
2025 - IRG/WP 25-41029
Wood used in outdoor construction undergoes continuous cycles of wetting and drying, resulting in fluctuating moisture contents that directly influence its long-term durability. Excess moisture above a critical threshold leads to deterioration by fungal decay, limiting the service life of the structure. Service life models thus rely on accurate predictive models of moisture behaviour. However, cap...
J Niklewski, C Brischke
Relationship between changes inside moisture content of wood measured using temperature and humidity sensors and swelling and shrinkage
2025 - IRG/WP 25-41030
With the spread of mid and high-rise timber buildings, the long-term use of timber buildings is getting required more than ever. It is considered that measurement of the local inside moisture content of a wooden member is one of the useful methods for periodic health assessment of timber buildings. The aim of this research is to establish an easy estimation method of the local inside moisture cont...
Y Sadakane, T Mori
Linking treatability with moisture dynamics
2025 - IRG/WP 25-41031
Wood preservation is inherently linked to the ability to penetrate treating liquids. The EN 147374 (2022) standard provides a methodology to assess treatability and allows to identify wood species in relation to treatability classes. Over the past decades, performance of wood species in applications in use class 3 has been linked both to the impact of moisture dynamics and the resistance against f...
J Van Acker, K De Vriendt, M Durimel, L De Ligne, J Van den Bulcke