| Issue |
E3S Web Conf.
Volume 172, 2020
12th Nordic Symposium on Building Physics (NSB 2020)
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| Article Number | 20010 | |
| Number of page(s) | 8 | |
| Section | Microbial damage | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202017220010 | |
| Published online | 30 June 2020 | |
Performance of wood and wood-based materials regarding fungal decay
1 KU Leuven, Department of Civil Engineering, Building Physics Section, Kasteelpark Arenberg 40 – box 2447, BE-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
2 UGent, Department of Environment, Laboratory of Wood Technology (UGent-Woodlab), Coupure Links 653, BE-9000 Gent, Belgium
* Corresponding author: michiel.vanpachtenbeke@kuleuven.be
Due to the increasingly stringent energy efficiency requirements, timber frame houses are becoming more and more popular across Europe. Depending on the circumstances, timber frame walls might be exposed to high relative humidity or condensation conditions, leading to a risk of fungal degradation. In order to assess the durability of a timber frame construction in a reliable way, a clear view on the potential risk of fungal growth is essential. Various experiments are reported in literature to define the minimal moisture threshold for fungal decay, yet all very different in set-up and hence leading to contradictory conclusions. Therefore, the present paper aims at a contribution to a better understanding of the influence of moisture conditions on the onset and progress of wood decay in timber frame walls. Based on the information that is still lacking in international literature, a new test methodology has been elaborated within this work and is reported in this paper.
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