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Wood investigations

Physical wood tests according to valid DIN codes

  • determination of the moisture content
  • determination of the compressive strength parallel to the fiber
  • determination of the surface hardness in according with the indentation hardness test with ball intendor (this examination is subject to no DIN code)
Investigations to wood preservation in accordance with DIN 68800
drilling equipment
Drilling equipment for the measurement
of the wood resistance (photo: Chr. Meyer)
  • damage diagnosis at woods (determination of wood-destructive mushrooms and insects) with expert judgement
  • evaluation of complex apparent damages at timber constructions with expert judgement
  • recommendation from measures to the preventing wood preservation both structural and chemical kind
  • recommendation of suitable chemical wood preservatives
  • qualitative proof of wood preservatives in timber constructions

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