Timber Exposure Test Yard Guangzhou, China

Site Information

Organization: Guangdong Forest Products Quality Supervision & Testing Station, National Forestry and Grassland Administration Forest Quality Inspection & Testing Centre (Guangzhou)

Contact person: Yongjian Cao (yjcao@sinogaf.cn)

Who uses it or can use it?: All timber manufacturers or timber users in the world
Is it a contract testing site?:  No. This test yard is authorized by Guangdong Forestry Administration to Guangdong Academy of Forestry.

Location: 233 Guangshan 1st Road, Tianhe district, Guangzhou, China
Coordinates: 23.80°N 113.17°E

Type of testing

Decay: L-joints, Lap-joints etc.
Termites or other insects: Yes
Ground Contact: Stakes, posts, etc
Above Ground: Yes
Weathering: No
Marine: No

Biodeteriogens

Type of decay: brown-rot, white-rot, soft-rot We also have another indoor testing site to do this kind of test
Termite species: Coptotermes formosanus
Marine Organisms: No

Geophysical information

Rainfall: 1627-1900 mm/year
Temperature mean: 22.6C
Humidity: 75.3%
Climate Index: 131 (Scheffer CI)
Soil-type: Yellow soil (Bauxite class, red soil class, yellow soil subclass):

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