Deliverable 6: List of ongoing experiments - Ctba

Annexe 16 : Log conservation
ABSTRACT CONCERNING : Ongoing research project
TYPE OF DOCUMENT : Ongoing experiment / Research project
THEME : Log conservation - 1. Basic principles
Log conservation - 2. General considerations
Log conservation - 3. Conservation methods
ORIGINAL TITLE : Rundholzlagerung
AUTHORS : (various)
PUBLICATION DATE : 2000
ORGANISATION : EMPA
COUNTRY : Switzerland
ABSTRACT CONTENT :
National research programme consisting of 4 projects started after the Dec. 1999 storms
Projects:
1. Co-ordination / integration of earlier and international experience
2. Experience with different log conservation methods
3. Entomology (Xylosandrus germanus)
4. Wood quality monitoring by ultrasonic
Overall objectives:
1. Collection and analysis of the 'Lothar'-experiences from a scientific, economic, social and political
point of view
2. Compilation of a decision help to cope with future damage events (e.g. revision of 'Forest damage
manual' and 'Decision help for storm damage in the forest')
Contact:
Martin ARNOLD
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research (EMPA)
Wood Department
Ueberlandstr. 129
CH-8600 Duebendorf
Switzerland
Phone: +41-1-823-46-83
Fax: +41-1-821-62-44
E-Mail: Martin.Arnold@EMPA.CH
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Project Coordinator : CTBA, 10 avenue de Saint Mandé 75012 Paris, www.ctba.fr/stodafor/index.htm
Project partners : FVA (D), KVL (DK), EMPA (CH), CBE (P), BFH (D), UPM (E), DLFRI ( DK), TTI (I), AFOCEL (F), TUD (D), BRE
(UK), FMRE (A), ICSTM ( UK), UOP (UK), NISK (N)