Assessment of condition and decay of wooden mats used in the construction industry : with a review of state-of-the-art wood condition assessment techniques / Rubin Shmulsky [and five others].

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Shmulsky, Rubin, author.

Contributor:

Ross, Robert J.

Senalik, C. Adam

Ragon, Kevin W.

Brashaw, Brian K.

Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.), issuing body.

Series:

General technical report FPL ; 300.

General technical report FPL-GTR ; 300

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wood products--Deterioration.

Wood products.

Wood--Deterioration.

Wood.

Wood products--Service life.

Wood--Service life.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (15 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).

Place of Publication:

[Madison, Wis.] : Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Products Laboratory, 2024.

Summary:

"Wood (or timber) mats are portable and temporary modular platform assemblies that spread short duration heavy loads from construction equipment out across large areas, protecting the environment from rutting and erosion. They are used throughout the United States and around the world. These assemblies facilitate access to construction sites and provide stable working surfaces during infrastructure and construction projects. Some examples of these types of projects include dragline operations, pipe- and transmission-line building and rebuilding, wind and cellular tower construction, crane and heavy lifting for construction, oil field exploration, and temporary bridging across waterways. During their service lives, mats may get used at multiple projects with significant movement, handling, and storage between each use. Given the high load levels and extreme environmental conditions associated with mat use, assessing the condition of these mats during their service life is vitally important for safety and productivity at the construction site. To do this, basic assessment techniques are needed. To that end, the USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, and Mississippi State University are working jointly to develop an inspection procedure that is comprehensive, fast, and portable. As a first step toward developing this procedure, this report provides a summary of background information on common engineering properties of wood and how they are affected by decay and deterioration mechanisms, basic techniques for wood condition assessment, and a section on current state-of-the-art inspection techniques, with an emphasis on those potentially applicable to wood mats."

Notes:

In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).

"May 2024."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 13-15).

Description based on online resource, PDF version; title from cover (FPL, viewed September 19, 2024).

OCLC:

1434124240