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Category Archives: Research
2008 UoA An Assessment of Screened Wood Drillings for Correlation with Quality and Standard Tests
An Assessment of Screened Wood Drillings for Correlation with Wood Quality and Standard Testing Method Research performed by Mohamad Anil Bin Carle Pun supervised by Prof Duffy Feburary to October 2008 at University of Auckland School of Chemical and Materials … Continue reading
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2008 UoA Developing Performance Correlations Between Small Scale and Standard Strength wood tests
Developing performance correlations between small scale and standard strength testing methods for wood Research performed by Jeremy Dayaram supervised by Prof Duffy Feburary to October 2008 at University of Auckland School of Chemical and Materials Emgineering. Share on Facebook
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2008 UoA Remedial Treatment of Decayed Timber
Remedial Treatment of Decayed Timber Study to investigate alternative remediation technologies for damaged timber Research performed by Saurabh Kulkarni supervised by Prof Duffy Feburary to October 2008 at University of Auckland School of Chemical and Materials Engineering. Share on Facebook
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2004-2008 Drainage Testing on Hitex Diamond Cavity Cladding
Tests show Hitex Diamond Cavity Cladding achieves greater efficiency than an E2/AS1 Fibrecement Acceptable Solution Tests were performed and demonstrated in 2004 in front of Government and Council officials prove a cavity smaller than 20mm can achieve greater than 99\% … Continue reading
Share on Facebook2007 Timber strength testing results for MSG and rejected timber
Timber strength testing results for MSG and rejected timber Conducted by Bryan Holyoake 2007 to compare “jabber” with MSG timber and rejected wood from buidling site of H.217 Share on Facebook
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2007 UoA Tracking the Deterioration of wood using spectroscopy and particle analysis
Tracking the Deterioration of wood using spectroscopy and particle analysis Study to determine if we can test timber fibers for residual and improved strength Key facts Research performed by Daniel Leong supervised by Prof Duffy February to October 2007 at … Continue reading
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2006 UoA Water Transport in Wood and Aqueous Treatment Methods
Water Transport in Wood and Aqueous Treatment Methods Study to show that it is possible to treat and restore wood even if it is decayed. All successful, decisions made as to which could be commercialised. Research conducted in 2006 by … Continue reading
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2005 Research Highlights
Research Highlights Summary of key findings in research to date 2005 Moisture is everywhere in a building – Moisture will always be in building walls. The issue is how much? and where? Moisture will accumulate at the bottom plate – … Continue reading
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2005 UoA Moisture Transport in Timber Used for Building Frames
Moisture Transport in Timber Used for Building Frames University of Auckland 4th year Chemical and Material Engineering research. Study how water gets in and moves throughout timber. This is the start of an ambitious study to arrest decay. Key objective … Continue reading
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2005 Permeability test through aged paints on various claddings
Permeability test through aged paints on various claddings Samples of claddings taken from homes, Hitex Factory to establish if moisture can permeate through paints as they age. Test involved standing beakers of water with 200mm heads sealed to paint surface. … Continue reading
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