Development and Use of Stress Wave Meter, to Detect the Presence of Decay in Wood Blocks
John A. Dolwin, John R Barnett Department of Botany, University, of Reading, PO Box 221, Reading, RG6 6AS, UK Geoffrey Lawday, Paul Hodges Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College (BCUC), High Wycombe, HP11 2JZ, UK David Lonsdale Tree Pathologist, Forest Research, Alice Holt Lodge, Wrecclesham, Farnham, GU10 4LH, UK
ABSTRACT
A laboratory system was developed for the measurement of stress wave velocities in small samples of wood. The system was satisfactorily tested for accuracy, consistency and sensitivity on wood samples affected by different types of decay.
Publication Source: Proceedings of the 12th International Symposium on Nondestructive Testing of Wood University of Western Hungary, Sopron, 13-15 September 2000, ISBN 963 7180 88 5 Publisher: University of Western Hungary, H 9400 Sopron, P.O.Box 132, FAX: +36 99 311 103
