Innisfail, QLD, Australia test site

Site Information

Organization:  Department of Defense agreement with LJ Cookson Consulting
Contact person:  Laurie Cookson
Who uses it or can use it?: Laurie Cookson  laurie@ljcookson.com
Is it a contract testing site?  Yes
Location: 496 Palmerston Highway, Innisfail
Coordinates: 17.535647 S, 145.970766 E

Type of testing

Decay: Yes
Termites or other insects: Yes (in ground)
Ground Contact (stakes, posts): Yes
Above Ground: Yes
Weathering: Yes
Marine: No

Biodeteriogens

Type of decay:  All, brown rot common above ground, white rot and soft rot common in-ground
Termite species: Rainforest species, including Amitermes herbertensis and Heterotermes paradoxus
Marine Organisms:

Geophysical information

Rainfall: 3600 mm/y
Temperature mean: 28.2oC
Climate Index: 210
Soil-type (if ground contact testing): Red Dermosol

Additional images:

 

References:

Cookson, L.J., Page, D. and Singh, T. (2014). Accelerated above-ground decay testing in Australia and New Zealand. Internat. Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 86: 210-217

Cookson, L.J. and McCarthy, K.J. (2013). Influence of tree age and density on the above-ground natural durability of eucalypt species at Innisfail. Australian Forestry 76: 113-120.

Cookson, L.J. (2013). 40 year results from the largest preservative in-ground stake trial conducted in Australia. Proc. Internat. Res. Group on Wood Protection. Document No. IRG/WP/13-30625.

Cookson, L.J. (2013). Durability of light organic solvent preservative (LOSP) treatments for softwood glulam. Internat. Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 80: 41-47.