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When timber becomes wet it is liable to attack by wood-destroying fungi which eventually can cause the wood to rot. This condition arises when timber is used in damp or wet environments, such as in contact with the ground, or is exposed to rainfall or condensation. This report is concerned with the on-going, long-term BRE ground contact field trials where stakes of different wood species are half-buried in the ground. To simplify the terminology in this report, 'biological natural durability' will be used to refer to the resistance of a timber to attack by wood-destroying fungi in ground contact. The report presents and reviews the results and considers different ways of analysing the data for use in specifying timber performance.
Smith, G. A. and Orsler, R. J.
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