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Development of a test method for assessing water repellency and derived physical stability of preservative systems for railroad ties

Creator:

Beck, H. Greeley

Abstract:

Resistance to moisture uptake is an important attribute of some wood preservatives and can help reduce moisture cycling that leads to the development of deep checks. While the potential for preservative treatments to help improve wood/moisture interactions is acknowledged, there are no tests that specifically evaluate this performance parameter. Checking...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

stability was examined using non-treated and creosote-treated red oak, white oak and black gum samples