Vancouver, BC, Canada test site

 

 

Site Information

Organization: FPInnovations
Contact person: Rod Stirling
Who uses it or can use it?: FPInnovations
Is it a contract testing site?:  Yes
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Coordinates: 49°15'25.5"N 123°14'45.4"W

 

Type of testing

Decay: yes
Termites or other insects: No
Ground Contact (stakes, posts): No
Above Ground: AWPA E25 (decks), E9 (L-joints), shakes and shingles
Weathering: Coatings on decking
Marine: No

 

Biodeteriogens

Type of decay (brown-rot, white-rot, soft-rot):  all
Termite species: No
Marine Organisms: No

 

Geophysical information

Rainfall: 1153 mm
Temperature mean: 10.4⁰C
Climate Index: 50 (Scheffer index)
Soil-type (if ground contact testing): N/A

 

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References:

  1. Morris, P. I., Ingram, J.K. 2013. Twenty-year performance of decking with two levels of preservative penetration. Forest Products Journal 62 (7/8): 566-570
  2. Morris, P.I. and Wang, J. 2011 Scheffer index as preferred method to define decay risk zones for above ground wood in building codes. Int. Wood Prod. J. 2(2):67-70
  3. Morris, P.I., Wang, J., Ingram, J.K. 2008. Soft rot determines service life of L-joints with low borate loading. The International Research Group on Wood Protection Document No. IRG/WP/08-30470, IRG, Stockholm, Sweden. 8p
  4. Morris, P.I., Ingram, J.K. 2006. Field testing of wood preservatives in Canada. XV Durability of Shingles and Shakes. Proceedings Canadian Wood Preservation Association, 27: 9p.
  5. Morris, P.I., Ingram, J.K, Ruddick, J.N.R. Choi, S.M. 2004. Protection of untreated wood by adjacent CCA-treated wood. Forest Products Journal 54(3):29-32.