WHAT CAN BE EXPECTED FROM TREATED WOOD IN HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION

WHEN NOT SUBJECT TO DETERIORATION BY DECAY FUNGI OR INSECTS, WOOD STRUCTURES HAVE PERFORMED SATISFACTORILY FOR CENTURIES. FOR EXAMPLE, PREVIOUS TESTS DEMONSTRATED THAT POSTS PRESSURE-TREATED WITH A PRESERVATIVE SHOWED HIGHER STRENGTH AFTER 5 YEARS SERVICE THAN AFTER 4. THE IMPORTANT FACTORS INFLUENCEING THE PERFORMANCE OF TREATED WOOD ARE THE QUALITY OF THE PRESERVATIVE AND THE QUANTITY AND DISTRIBUTION DURING TREATMENT. THESE FACTORS ARE DISCUSSED, AND SERVICE DATA FROM LABORATORY TESTS AND FROM RAILROADS AND HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS ARE PRESENTED FOR POSTS, PILES, AND TIMBERS TREATED WITH A VARIETY OF PRESERVATIVES.

• Record URL:
  • https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/HRBproceedings/41/41-019.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 41, pp 281-298, 3 FIG, 7 TAB, 15 REF. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Blew, J O
• Publication Date: 1962

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the 41st Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 8-12, 1962
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Proceedings
  • Volume: 41
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coatings, fillers and paints; Performance; Preservation; Strength of materials; Wood preservatives; Wood structures
• Old TRIS Terms: Preservatives
• Subject Areas: Construction; Geotechnology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00215420
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jan 24 1972 12:00AM