Development and testing of a weatherometer to accelerate the surface checking of wood

A new version of a weathering device (Accelerated Check Tester, ACT) was built, and weathering cycles for accelerating the surface checking of decking board samples exposed in the device were developed. The device permits the testing of realistic-sized decking board samples that are oriented horizon...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ratu, Ricky Novry
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/7213