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The effect of weathering on the surface moisture conditions of Norway spruce under outdoor exposure by Niklewski, Jonas, van Niekerk, Philip Bester, Marais, Brendan Nicholas

“…Understanding wood surface moisture variations is fundamental to the modelling of moisture content. Exposure to sunlight, fluctuating temperature and rain…”
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Estimating the Service Life of Timber Structures Concerning Risk and Influence of Fungal Decay—A Review of Existing Theory and Modelling Approaches by Philip Bester van Niekerk, Christian Brischke, Jonas Niklewski

“…Wood is a renewable resource and a promising construction material for the growing bio-based economy. Efficiently utilising wood in the built environment…”
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Studies into Fungal Decay of Wood in Ground Contact—Part 2: Development of a Dose–Response Model to Predict Decay Rate by Brendan Nicholas Marais, Philip Bester van Niekerk, Christian Brischke

“…In this article a dose–response model was developed to describe the effect of soil temperature, soil moisture content, and soil water-holding capacity, on the…”
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Evaluation of Moisture and Decay Models for a New Design Framework for Decay Prediction of Wood by Jonas Niklewski, Philip Bester van Niekerk, Christian Brischke, Eva Frühwald Hansson

“…Performance-based, service-life design of wood has been the focus of much research in recent decades. Previous works have been synthesized in various…”
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Modelling in-ground wood decay using time-series retrievals from the 5th European climate reanalysis (ERA5-Land) by Marais, Brendan N, Schönauer, Marian, Philip Bester van Niekerk, Niklewski, Jonas, Brischke, Christian

“…This article presents models to predict the time until mechanical failure of in-ground wooden test specimens resulting from fungal decay. Historical records of…”
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Modelling in-ground wood decay using time-series retrievals from the 5 th European climate reanalysis (ERA5-Land) by Marais, Brendan N., Schönauer, Marian, van Niekerk, Philip Bester, Niklewski, Jonas, Brischke, Christian

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