MPA Eberswalde, Germary test site

Site Information

Organization: MPA Eberswalde, Materialprüfanstalt Brandenburg GmbH
Contact person: Dr. Peter Schumacher  / schumacher@mpaew.de
Who uses it or can use it?: Research and contract partners
Is it a contract testing site?  Yes
Location: Near Eberswalde, Germany
Coordinates: 52°48'51.2"N 13°49'38.3"E

Type of testing

Decay: EN252, Lap joint,
Termites or other insects: none
Ground Contact: EN252 stake tests, posts, poles, pole bandages
Above Ground: Lap joint, Double layer tests, semi-field leaching tests,
Customer–designed racks for horizontal and vertical exposure of treated surfaces
Anti-sapstain tests using sawnwood stack test protocols
Weathering: natural, weathering of EN 152-blocks on racks
Marine: none

Biodeteriogens

Type of decay: All types of rot (brown-rot, white-rot, soft-rot)
Termite species: NA
Marine Organisms: NA

 

Geophysical information

Rainfall: 580 mm (mean annual rainfall)
Temperature mean: 9,5°C (mean annual temperature)
Climate Index: humid continental climate
Soil-type: loamy sand surrounding forest,

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