Taastrup, Denmark test site

Site Information

Organization: Danish Technological Institute
Contact person: Jonas Stenbaek (jos@dti.dk)
Who uses it or can use it?: Contract and research
Is it a contract testing site?  Yes
Location: One test site for in ground testing mainly EN 252, but also poles, has been operational since 1972.
One test site for above ground testing for efficacy and surface performance (e.g. EN 330, CEN/TS 12037, EN 152, EN 927-3), natural durability and leaching testing (NT Build 509).
Coordinates: 55.659865 N, 12.269965 E

Type of testing

Decay: Yes
Termites or other insects: No
Ground Contact (stakes, posts): EN 252, poles
Above Ground: EN330, CEN/TS 12037, EN 152, EN 927-3
Weathering: QUV, EN 73, EN 84
Marine: No

Biodeteriogens

Type of decay (brown-rot, white-rot, soft-rot): soft rot, brown and white rot
Termite species: N.A.
Marine Organisms: N.A.

Geophysical information

Rainfall: annual rainfall 650 mm
Temperature mean: annual mean: 8°C
Climate Index:

Soil-type Loamy clay:

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