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Timber. The EC Woodcare Project: Studies of the behaviour, interrelationships and management of deathwatch beetles in historic buildings (English Heritage Research Transactions) - Softcover

Ridout, Brian; Teutonico, Jeanne Marie

 
9781873936658: Timber. The EC Woodcare Project: Studies of the behaviour, interrelationships and management of deathwatch beetles in historic buildings (English Heritage Research Transactions)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1873936656 ISBN 13: 9781873936658
Publisher: Maney - Heritage, 2001

Synopsis

The published reports of the European Commission DGXII funded international collaborative research on woodcare. This collection of papers includes studies of the inter-relationships of Deathwatch beetle, Oak Rot, ageing oak and their environment in cathedrals and possible treatments.

Sample contributions:

Introduction · A history of deathwatch beetle research and treatment · Deathwatch beetle · Finding a mate: tapping behaviour and beetle communication · Acoustic detection of deathwatch beetle larvae · Decay Oak · The roles of locations, age and fungal decay in changing the chemical composition of oak · Non-destructive location and assessment of structural timber · Timber Repair strategies · Maximum retention of timber: a conservative engineering approach.

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About the Author

Brian Ridout is the scientific coordinator of the EC-funded Woodcare Project.

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Publisher
Maney - Heritage
Publication date
2001
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1873936656
ISBN 13 
9781873936658
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
4
Number of pages
150