This report is one of a series issued in cooperation with the Army-Navy-Civil Committee on Aircraft Design Criteria under the supervision of the Aeronautical Board.
In order to decide whether or not to develop biomass energy facilities and where to best locate them, developers and investors need accurate assessments of fuel supply. This includes information about the distribution and concentration of fuel throughout the assessment area, the quality of fuel (form, moisture content, contaminant content,...
In an exploratory survey of the serviceability of wood in the
marine environment in the Pacific Northwest, pressure-creosoted
piling with tops protected from wetting by the superstructure provided
40 and more years of service and showed little or no indication
of deterioration. The service life of these piling is still...