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Nondestructive Evaluation of Incipient Decay in Hardwood Logs

X. Wang / J. Wiedenbeck / J. W. Forsman / C. Pilon / J. R. Erickson

Decay can cause significant damage to high-value hardwood timber in the United States. Field foresters and managers are keenly interested in learning whether new nondestructive evaluation (NDE) technologies may be used to effectively detect incipient decay in standing hardwood timber at the earliest possible stage. Currently, the primary means of inspecting timber relies on visual assessment criteria. Whereas visual inspections are used extensively, they provide no indication of the extent of internal deterioration that may exist in timber. The objective of this study is to determine the effectiveness of several existing NDE technologies for locating incipient decay in standing hardwood timber. Results of this study will assist field foresters and managers in monitoring the health of the Nation's standing hardwood timber and identifying decay-infested trees in forests.

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Nondestructive Evaluation of Incipient Decay in Hardwood Logs

X. Wang / J. Wiedenbeck / J. W. Forsman / C. Pilon / J. R. Erickson

Decay can cause significant damage to high-value hardwood timber in the United States. Field foresters and managers are keenly interested in learning whether new nondestructive evaluation (NDE) technologies may be used to effectively detect incipient decay in standing hardwood timber at the earliest possible stage. Currently, the primary means of inspecting timber relies on visual assessment criteria. Whereas visual inspections are used extensively, they provide no indication of the extent of internal deterioration that may exist in timber. The objective of this study is to determine the effectiveness of several existing NDE technologies for locating incipient decay in standing hardwood timber. Results of this study will assist field foresters and managers in monitoring the health of the Nation's standing hardwood timber and identifying decay-infested trees in forests.

Nondestructive Evaluation of Incipient Decay in Hardwood Logs

X. Wang / J. Wiedenbeck / J. W. Forsman / C. Pilon / J. R. Erickson

Decay can cause significant damage to high-value hardwood timber in the United States. Field foresters and managers are keenly interested in learning whether new nondestructive evaluation (NDE) technologies may be used to effectively detect incipient decay in standing hardwood timber at the earliest possible stage. Currently, the primary means of inspecting timber relies on visual assessment criteria. Whereas visual inspections are used extensively, they provide no indication of the extent of internal deterioration that may exist in timber. The objective of this study is to determine the effectiveness of several existing NDE technologies for locating incipient decay in standing hardwood timber. Results of this study will assist field foresters and managers in monitoring the health of the Nation's standing hardwood timber and identifying decay-infested trees in forests.

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Title:

Nondestructive Evaluation of Incipient Decay in Hardwood Logs

Contributors:

X. Wang (author) / J. Wiedenbeck (author) / J. W. Forsman (author) / C. Pilon (author) / J. R. Erickson (author)

Publication date:

2005

Size:

18 pages

Type of media:

Report

Type of material:

No indication

Language:

English

Keywords:

Forestry , Wood & Paper Products , Nondestructive Testing , Hardwoods , Wooden logs , Decay , Nondestructive tests , Damage , Structural timber , Wood products , Tomography , Detection , Monitoring , Assessments , Evaluation , Forest management

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