Hannover, Germany test site

 

Site Information

Organization:  Leibniz University Hannover, Faculty of Architecture and Landscape Sciences, Institute of Vocational Sciences in the Building Trade
Contact person:  Dr. Christian Brischke and Dr. Linda Meyer-Veltrup
Who uses it or can use it?: Research project partners
Is this a contract testing site?   : Yes, interested people can commission tests to be carried out at this site.   
Location:   Herrenhaeuser Strasse 2, 30419 Hannover, Germany
Coordinates:   52.395112 N, 9.701988 E

Type of testing

Decay: EN252, Lap-Joint, L-Joint, Horizontal Double Layer, Ground-proximity tests, and various non-standard tests above ground including moisture monitoring

Termites or other insects: No

Ground Contact (stakes, posts): EN252, In-ground mini-stake trial (8x20x200 mm³), In-ground double stake trial (50x100x500 mm³), On-ground test, Ground proximity test (shaded and unshaded), Close to ground mini-stake test

Above Ground: L-Joint test (painted and unpainted), Accelerated L-Joint test (painted and unpainted), Embedded test, Lap-Joint test, Façade-Decking-Element, Decking test, Horizontal double layer test, Sandwich test, Bundle test, Johansson test, Cross brace test, Gutter test

Weathering: No

Marine: No

Biodeteriogens

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

Geophysical information

Rainfall: 642 mm (mean annual rainfall)
Temperature mean: 9.2 °C (mean annual rainfall)
Climate Index: Temperate oceanic
Soil-type (if ground contact testing): NA

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References:

Brischke, C.; Olberding, S.; Meyer, L.; Bornemann, T.; Welzbacher, C.R. (2013): Intra-site variability of fungal decay on wood exposed in ground contact., International Wood Products Journal 4: 37-44.

Brischke, C.; Meyer, L.; Olberding, S. (2014): Durability of wood exposed in ground – comparative field trials with different soil substrates., International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation 86: 108-114

Meyer, L.; Brischke, C.; Rieken, J. (2013): Testing wood durability in 27 differently severe above-ground exposure conditions., The International Research Group on Wood Protection, IRG/WP/13-20517.

Meyer, L.; Brischke, C.; Pilgård, A. (2012): Moisture performance based wood durability testing, Stockholm: The International Research Group on Wood Protection, IRG/WP/12-20495.