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Pile Design and Construction Practice, Fifth edition

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martesia with some teredo, <strong>and</strong> at Colombo. The observations of the relative severity of<br />

attack after 10 1 ⁄2 years of exposure were as shown in the following table:<br />

Treatment Singapore Colombo<br />

Coal–tar creosote to BS 144 Badly damaged Slightly to badly damaged<br />

5% Celcure Very badly damaged Very badly to badly damaged<br />

Coal–tar creosote with 1% of<br />

copper napthenate Very badly to badly damaged Slightly to badly damaged<br />

Coal–tar creosote with 5% of<br />

copper napthenate Very badly damaged Very badly to badly damaged<br />

It was concluded from the experiments that creosote gave marginally the best treatment<br />

<strong>and</strong> that the addition of copper napthenate gave no advantage. Limnoria tripunctata are<br />

tolerant to creosote but the species can be effectively controlled by the addition of<br />

copper pentachlorophenate to the creosote. Although the range of preservatives available is<br />

much reduced under EU Marketing Directives, creosote applied by qualified personnel<br />

is still acceptable.<br />

The Building Research Establishment (Farmer et al. (10.5) ) lists the following timbers as<br />

having heartwood resistant to borer attack. Those marked with an asterisk are believed to be<br />

the best for marine work <strong>and</strong> their properties, durability, preservation <strong>and</strong> uses are described<br />

in detail in the BRE publication.<br />

African padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii)<br />

Afrormosia (Pericopsis elata)<br />

Andaman padauk (Pterocarpus dalbergioides)<br />

*Basralocus (Angelique) (Dicorynia guianensis)<br />

*Belian (Eusideroxylyn zwageri)<br />

*Brush box (Tristania conferta)<br />

*Ekki (Lophira alata)<br />

*Greenheart (Ocotea rodiaei)<br />

Iroko (Chlorophora excelsa)<br />

Ironbark (Eucalyptus siderophloia)<br />

Jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata)<br />

Kapur (Dryobalanops spp)<br />

*Manbarklak (Eschweilera longipes)<br />

Muninga (Pterocarpus angolensis)<br />

*Okan (Cyclicadiscus gabunensis)<br />

*Opepe (Nauclea diderrichii)<br />

*Pyinkado (Xylia xylocarpa)<br />

*Red louro (Ocotea rubra)<br />

*Southern blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus)<br />

Teak (Tectona gr<strong>and</strong>is)<br />

*Turpentine (Syncarpia laurifolia).<br />

The durability of piled foundations 485<br />

The sapwood of these timbers is liable to be attacked by borers, <strong>and</strong> if it is impossible<br />

to ensure the removal of all sapwood the timber should be treated with creosote as a<br />

precautionary measure. Greenheart fenders in Milford Haven were attacked in the sapwood by<br />

teredo, causing about 10 mm of damage in five years.

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