USDA, FPL, Madison test site

 

Site Information

Organization: United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory (FPL)
Contact person: Stan Lebow
Who uses it or can use it?:  FPL personnel and their collaborators
Is it a contract testing site?   No, but cooperative research and development projects are conducted
Location: Western edge of Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Coordinates: 43°02'41.9"N 89°33'14.0"W

Type of testing

Decay: Yes
Termites or other insects: No termites, incidental powderpost beetles, carpenter ants
Ground Contact (stakes, posts): Yes
Above Ground: Yes
Weathering: Yes
Marine: Not applicable

Biodeteriogens

Type of decay: Brown-rot, White-rot, and soft-rot (in some ground contact exposures):
Termite species: None
Marine Organisms: Not applicable

Geophysical information

Rainfall: 780mm
Temperature mean: 8C
Climate Index: 44 (Scheffer Climate Index)
Soil-type: Clay loam

Images

References

(Examples only, not exhaustive)

Clausen, Carol A.; Highley, Terry L.; Lindner, Daniel L. 2006. Early detection and progression of decay in L-joints and lap-joints in a moderate decay hazard zone. Forest products journal. Vol. 56, nos. 11/12 (Nov./Dec. 2006): pages 100-106.

Kirker, G.T.; Diehl, S.V.; Lebow, P.K. 2014. Microbial Community Analysis of Naturally Durable Wood in an Above Ground Field Test. The International Research Group on Wood Protection, Section 1, Biology, IRG/WP 14-10826; 2014; pp. 2-13.

Lebow, S. T.; Halverson, S. A. 2015. Performance of Northeastern United States wood species treated with copper based preservatives: 10 year above-ground decking evaluation. International Wood Products Journal. 6(2): 72-78

Lebow, Stan T.; Woodward, Bessie; Lebow, Patricia K. 2007. Ground-contact durability of wood treated with borax-copper preservative. Proceedings, one hundred third annual meeting of the American Wood Protection Association. St. Louis, Missouri, May 6-8, 2007 : volume 103. Birmingham, Ala. American Wood Protection Association: pages 82-87.

Williams, R. Sam; Feist, William C. 2004. Durability of yellow-poplar and sweetgum and service life of finishes after long-term exposure. Forest products journal. Vol. 54, nos. 7/8 (July/Aug. 2004): Pages 96-101

Woodward, Bessie M.; Hatfield, Cherilyn A.; Lebow, Stan T. 2011. Comparison of wood preservatives in stake tests: 2011 progress report. Research Note FPL-RN-02. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 120 p.