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BSI PD CEN/TS 16818:2018

BSI PD CEN/TS 16818:2018

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Durability of wood and wood-based products. Moisture dynamics of wood and wood-based products

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BSI 2018 20
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This document details a method for determining the water uptake and the effectiveness of the drying process on solid wood, wood-based materials or coated wood by means of water absorption and water vapour desorption. This document lays down a method to assess the moisture dynamics of wooden products which can be a contributing factor to the susceptibility to wood decay.

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PDF Pages PDF Title
2 National foreword
5 European foreword
6 Introduction
7 1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Principle
8 5 Test specimens
5.1 Quality
5.2 Provision of the test specimens (Annex A)
5.3 Dimensions of each test specimen
5.3.1 Floating test
5.3.2 Submersion test
5.4 Number of test specimens
5.5 Products and reagents
5.5.1 Water
5.5.2 End sealer
5.6 Apparatus
9 6 Procedure
6.1 Treatment of the wood test specimens
6.1.1 Sealing of the end grain and edges
6.1.2 Conditioning of test specimens
6.2 Absorption cycle
6.2.1 Floating test
10 6.2.2 Submersion test
6.3 Desorption cycle
6.4 Additional short-term absorption cycle
11 6.5 Oven dry mass
7 Calculation and reporting results
7.1 Absorption coefficient
12 7.2 Residual moisture
14 8 Test report
15 Annex A (informative) Production of treatment blocks
17 Annex B (informative) Example of a test report
18 Bibliography

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