1. Effects of fungal decay on elasticity and damping of small-diameter silver fir logs assessed by the transverse vibration resonant method
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Freddy Rey, Jean Baptiste Barré, Franck Bourrier, David Bertrand, Loïc Brancheriau, Ecosystèmes montagnards (UR EMGR), Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA), BioWooEB (Cirad-Persyst-UPR 114 BioWooEB), Département Performances des systèmes de production et de transformation tropicaux (Cirad-PERSYST), Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad), Mécanique des Matériaux et des Structures (M2S), Géomécanique, Matériaux et Structures (GEOMAS), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon (INSA Lyon), Université de Lyon-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Lyon-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon (INSA Lyon), Université de Lyon-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Lyon-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA), BioWooEB (UPR BioWooEB), and Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)
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K50 - Technologie des produits forestiers ,Small diameter ,0211 other engineering and technologies ,Larix ,Young's modulus ,02 engineering and technology ,Plant Science ,Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering ,021105 building & construction ,Quantitative assessment ,General Materials Science ,Mathematics ,Élasticité ,Altitude ,Mathematical analysis ,Forestry ,04 agricultural and veterinary sciences ,Structural engineering ,Propriété acoustique ,Pseudotsuga menziesii ,Transverse plane ,symbols ,[SPI.GCIV.STRUCT]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Civil Engineering/Structures ,Damping ratio ,Vibration ,Bois ,Carie du bois ,symbols.namesake ,[SPI.GCIV.RISQ]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Civil Engineering/Risques ,J12 - Manutention, transport, stockage et conservation des produits forestiers ,Elasticity (economics) ,Propriété physicochimique ,040101 forestry ,business.industry ,Grume de sciage ,Montagne ,Pinus ,Champignon pathogène ,Abies alba ,Transverse vibration ,Propriété mécanique ,0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries ,[SPI.GCIV.DV]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Civil Engineering/Dynamique, vibrations ,business - Abstract
A number of studies have shown the ability of the vibration resonant method (VRM) to measure the modulus of elasticity (MOE) and the damping ratio ( $$\xi$$ ) of calibrated wooden samples of various dimensions. This method based on free transverse vibrations was also studied to assess the decay extent in small stakes. Nevertheless, a need for investigations was identified in order to apply the method to decayed logs. Both decay and geometrical singularities brought heterogeneity not taken into account by the VRM. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of fungal decay on these two mechanical properties of small-diameter silver fir logs using the VRM. Fifty-five small-diameter logs were monitored over a decay process taking place in a greenhouse located near Grenoble (France). The MOE and $$\xi$$ were measured in intact and decayed states. The results showed the reliability of the measurements of both properties. $$\xi$$ was found to be independent of moisture content for wood above the fibre saturation point. The results validated the loss in MOE and the gain in $$\xi$$ due to fungal activity. Thus, indicators based on the MOE and $$\xi$$ were proposed and compared to quantify the decay extent. Indicators calculated from the first mode of vibration appeared to be relevant for that purpose. Future work is needed to validate indicators on structural size logs and to compare this quantitative assessment to those obtained by the standard EN 152 that currently serves as a benchmark.
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- 2017
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