Timber, as a building material, is subject to structural changes in the used interior, which result from the influence of various local environmental conditions and their changes during the service ...life. Samples of naturally aged historic silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) wood were taken from the roof of St. Barbara Church (Ravnik above Hotedršica, Slovenia). The slices of historic wood were dendrochronologically dated and analyzed by CIELab color determination, light microscopic analysis and IR spectroscopy. Our results showed that the interior of the 18th-century fir structural timber had lower color lightness (L*) and intensity (b*), particularly in the latewood. The partial increase in lignin and decrease in hemicelluloses relative to cellulose content, associated with an increased degree of crystallinity of cellulose, was confirmed by epifluorescence and polarized light microscopy combined with FTIR spectroscopy.
Les je po poseku in uporabi za konstrukcije izpostavljen staranju, ki je med drugim odvisno od pogojev izpostavitve. V času življenjske dobe oz. uporabe je les izpostavljen fotodegradaciji, ...biodegradaciji, površinskim in notranjim strukturnim spremembam in staranju, ki se kaže v spremembi barve, kemijske sestave, higroskopnosti, dimenzijske stabilnosti ter nekaterih mehanskih lastnosti. Podajamo pregled literature, s posebnim poudarkom vpliva pogojev izpostavitve na spremembe lastnosti lesa ter pregled kemijskih in mikrostrukturnih sprememb ter sprememb barve, sorpcijskih in mehanskih lastnosti. V splošnem so spremembe zaradi staranja lahko zelo počasne in jih je težko ovrednotiti tudi zaradi velike naravne variabilnosti lesnih lastnosti. Poznavanje sprememb v naravno staranem lesu je ključno pri ohranjanju kulturne dediščine. Pri načrtovanju vzdrževanja, konzerviranja ter pri obnovi kulturne dediščine, z upoštevanjem staranja konstrukcijskega lesa bolje razumemo strukturne spremembe, vlažnostna in napetostno-deformacijska stanja lesenih konstrukcij ter interakcije z drugimi gradbenimi materiali.
Les je po poseku in uporabi za konstrukcije izpostavljen staranju, ki je med drugim odvisno od pogojev izpostavitve. V času življenjske dobe oz. uporabe je les izpostavljen fotodegradaciji, ...biodegradaciji, površinskim in notranjim strukturnim spremembam in staranju, ki se kaže v spremembi barve, kemijske sestave, higroskopnosti, dimenzijske stabilnosti ter nekaterih mehanskih lastnosti. Podajamo pregled literature, s posebnim poudarkom vpliva pogojev izpostavitve na spremembe lastnosti lesa ter pregled kemijskih in mikrostrukturnih sprememb ter sprememb barve, sorpcijskih in mehanskih lastnosti. V splošnem so spremembe zaradi staranja lahko zelo počasne in jih je težko ovrednotiti tudi zaradi velike naravne variabilnosti lesnih lastnosti. Poznavanje sprememb v naravno staranem lesu je ključno pri ohranjanju kulturne dediščine. Pri načrtovanju vzdrževanja, konzerviranja ter pri obnovi kulturne dediščine, z upoštevanjem staranja konstrukcijskega lesa bolje razumemo strukturne spremembe, vlažnostna in napetostno-deformacijska stanja lesenih konstrukcij ter interakcije z drugimi gradbenimi materiali.
We examined the physical properties of oak wood (Quercus sp.) felled four to 512 years ago, grouped in age groups of 100-600 years. The wood originated from recently felled trees and from historical ...constructions in Slovenia. The selected wood was dendrochronologically dated. We made standardized samples and determined wood density, colour, dimensional stability and sorption properties. Visual and CIELab analyses showed that the colour of the heartwood became darker with age. Historical oak wood was characterised by lower hygroscopicity and higher dimensional stability, especially in the tangential direction, as well as reduced transverse shrinkage anisotropy compared to recently felled wood. The density of oak wood did not change with age, it was dependent on tree-ring widths and the proportion of latewood, and increased along with the proportion of latewood. Besides ageing, the location of wood during its service life and exposure to climate fluctuations also seemed to influence the dimensional stability and hygroscopicity of historical oak.
We examined the physical properties of oak wood (Quercus sp.) felled four to 512 years ago, grouped in age groups of 100-600 years. The wood originated from recently felled trees and from historical ...constructions in Slovenia. The selected wood was dendrochronologically dated. We made standardized samples and determined wood density, colour, dimensional stability and sorption properties. Visual and CIELab analyses showed that the colour of the heartwood became darker with age. Historical oak wood was characterised by lower hygroscopicity and higher dimensional stability, especially in the tangential direction, as well as reduced transverse shrinkage anisotropy compared to recently felled wood. The density of oak wood did not change with age, it was dependent on tree-ring widths and the proportion of latewood, and increased along with the proportion of latewood. Besides ageing, the location of wood during its service life and exposure to climate fluctuations also seemed to influence the dimensional stability and hygroscopicity of historical oak.
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