Kagoshima, Japan test site

 

Living-sphere Simulation Field (LSF)

Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University

 

Site Information

Organization:　Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University
Contact person:　Prof. Wakako Ohmura
Who uses it or can use it:　Those who apply the institution’s cooperative program can use the site: not only academia, but also industrial sector.
Is it a contract testing site: We have been renting the site from the government as the test site more than 50 years.
Location : Imada, Fukiage-Town, Hioki-City, Kagoshima Prefecture Japan
Coordinates:   31.514295N, 130.331481E, 28,000 m2
URL: http://www.rish.kyoto-u.ac.jp/organization_e/collaborative_research/dol/

Type of testing

Decay: YES
Termites or other insects: YES (only termite)
Ground Contact: YES
Above Ground: YES
Weathering: YES
Marine: No

Biodeteriogens

Type of decay: brown-rot, white-rot, soft-rot
Termite species: Coptotermes formosanus, Reticulitermes speratus
Marine Organisms: No

Geophysical information

Rainfall: 2265 mm (ave. 1991 – 2020)
Temperature mean: 17.3 DC (ave. 1991-2020)
Climate Index:
Soil-type: Sandy

References

Known references: Many papers have been published with the field data at the site: For example:

Cihat Tascioglu, Tsuyoshi Yoshimura, Wakako Ohmura: Durability ratings of post-treated wood-based composites after 14 years of field exposure.
BioResources 19(2) 3180-3190 (2024)

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