Bengaluru, India test site

Indian Plywood Industries Research and Training Institute (IPIRTI)

Termite testing (Graveyard test method)

Site Information

Organization: Indian Plywood Industries Research and Training Institute (IPIRTI)
Contact person: Dr.Narasimhamurthy (email: nmurthy@ipirti.gov.in), Dr.Rashmi
Who uses it or can use it?: it is using for research and public testing
Is it a contract testing site? No
Location: Indian Plywood Industries Research and Training Institute, Bengaluru

Location: 77o53’E longitude and 13o03’N latitude

The area is situated in the South Deccan plateau of the peninsular region of India and has a landscape of dry deciduous forests scrub.
Coordinates: 13.034352, 77.533168

Type of testing

Decay: Wood decay fungi
Termites or other insects:Termites only
Ground Contact: Yes
Above Ground: Yes and half buried in the soil
Weathering: Tropical conditions
Marine: No

Biodeteriogens

Type of decay: brown-rot and white rot
Termite species: Major species present is Odontotermeis obesus
Marine Organisms: N.A.

Geophysical information