IHD Dresden, Germany test site
Site Information
Organization: Institut fuer Holztechnologie Dresden GmbHContact person: Kordula Jacobs (kordula.jacobs@ihd-dresden.de)
Who uses it or can use it: Research and contract partners
Location: Zellescher Weg 24, 01217 Dresden, GERMANY (southern part of town area)
Type of testing
Ground contact: EN 252*
Above Ground: CEN/TS 12037 (Lap-joint test), EN 330 (L-joint test), Double layer test, Bundle test,
Weathering: EN 152* (blue stain test), CEN/TS 15397* (field exposure prior to durability lab tests); racks for various exposure types, e.g. vertical, horizontal, 45°, to the south, to the north
*) within scope of accreditation acc. to EN ISO/IEC 17025
Biodeteriogens
In ground: All types of rot (brown-rot, white-rot, soft-rot), bacteria
Above ground: blue stain, mold, aeroterrestrial algae, lichen (depending on exposure duration
Geophysical information
Coordinates: 51.027666_N, 13.740808_E
Altitude: 140 m
Mean annual temperature: 10,4 °C (annual average 1970-2024)
Mean annual rainfall: 600-700 mm
Climate type: humid climate, transition to continental climate
Soil-type: Mixture of non-steamed garden compost and sand, covered by short grass
Images:
References:
Jacobs, Scheiding, Plaschkies, Weiß, Ragno, Flade 2013: Molecular biotechnology approaches to analyze wood degradation in the field. Final test report 2013 (in German). 115 pages, FKZ VF090010)