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Heat and Moisture Induced Stress and Strain in Wooden Artefacts and Elements in Heritage Buildings: A Review

Applied Sciences, 2023
In the world of cultural heritage, a wide range of artefacts and buildings are made of wood and, therefore, are subjected to moisture-induced stress and strain cycles, owing to environmental fluctuations.
Giulia Grottesi, Guilherme B. A. Coelho, Dimitrios Kraniotis   +2 more
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Physicochemical Techniques for Assessing the State of Preservation of Painted Wooden Elements in the Cultural Heritage of Farasan Island, Jazan, Saudi Arabia [PDF]

Luxor International Journal of Archaeological Studies, 2023
Historic buildings on the Farasan Islands (Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia) contain numerous wooden elements such as painted ceilings, lintels, doors, and windows that represent important components of the local cultural heritage. Despite their historical and
Mahmoud Korany
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Methods in historical anatomy: proposal for a standardized sampling of different categories of historical woods [PDF]

Rodriguésia
The timber used by human societies serves as a material testament to knowledge about biodiversity and its appropriation, potentially revealing important information about historical and cultural aspects, as well as the implications of its use in ...
João Carlos Ferreira de Melo Júnior
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Ancient plastid genomes solve the tree species mystery of the imperial wood “Nanmu” in the Forbidden City, the largest existing wooden palace complex in the world

Plants, People, Planet, 2022
Societal Impact Statement Combining natural and social science approaches to conduct archeological research on wooden cultural relics is important for exploring major aspects of ancient civilizations.
Lichao Jiao, Yang Lu, Ming Zhang, Yongping Chen, Zhaoshan Wang, Yu Guo, Chao Xu, Juan Guo, Tuo He, Lingyu Ma, Wenqiang Gao, Jie Wang, Shiliang Zhou, Yonggang Zhang, Xiaomei Jiang, Pieter Baas, Yafang Yin   +16 more
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Cultural Woods in Brazil: Historical Legacy and Future Frontiers [PDF]

Acta Botânica Brasílica
: Historical woods express cultural relations around the use of biodiversity by human societies. This article presents an overview of woods used for cultural purposes in Brazil based on the epistemological concept of historical anatomy.
João Carlos Ferreira de Melo Júnior, Lazaro Benedito da Silva, Luiz Eduardo de Lima Melo, Arno Fritz das Neves Brandes, Bárbara Luísa Corradi Pereira, Cátia Henriques Callado, Claudene Menezes Atayde Calderon, Cláudia Franca Barros, Eduardo Reis de Carvalho, Gustavo Borba de Oliveira, Heloisa Heidtman da Silva Coelho, Lucas Santana Nascimento Aguiar, Marcelo Callegari Scipioni, Marcelo dos Santos Silva, Matheus Peres Chagas, Rafael Sostene Lopes de Sousa, Sabrina do Nascimento Silva, Thais Siston   +17 more
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Characterisation of hardwood fibres used for wood fibre insulation boards (WFIB)

, 2021
Wood fibre insulation boards (WFIB) are typically made from softwood fibres. However, due to the rapid decrease in softwood stands in Germany, the industry will be forced to adapt to the wood market. Therefore, alternative approaches for the substitution
Plinke, Burkhard, Mai, Carsten, Imken, Arne A. P.; Wood Biology and Wood Products, Faculty of Forestry and Forest Ecology, University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany, Imken, Arne A. P., Plinke, Burkhard; Technology for Wood and Natural Fibre-Based Materials, Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research WKI, Braunschweig, Germany, Mai, Carsten; Wood Biology and Wood Products, Faculty of Forestry and Forest Ecology, University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany, Imken, Arne A.P., Burkhard Plinke, Carsten Mai, Arne A. P. Imken   +9 more
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Consolidation of Degraded Lime Wooden Support from Heritage Objects Using Two Types of Consolidant

BioResources, 2023
The novelty of the research consists in the fact that the decayed wood was taken from an old icon, on which several consolidation treatments were applied, and the improvement indices of the decayed wood (by Anobiidae insects) were also determined.
Anamaria Avram, Constantin Ionescu, Aurel Lunguleasa   +2 more
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Wood as Cultural and Biodiversity Heritage: a case study at Fazenda Dois Rios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [PDF]

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Wood has always been fundamental to human development, serving as a raw material for buildings, tools, and other artefacts. Its diverse applications over time are recognised as part of our cultural heritage, as wood not only holds aesthetic value but ...
SABRINA DO NASCIMENTO-SILVA, CYNTHIA CAROLINE E.S. CAVALCANTE, GELSOM R. DE ALMEIDA, CÁTIA H. CALLADO   +3 more
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Analysis of Aspergillus niger isolated from ancient palm leaf manuscripts and its deterioration mechanisms

Heritage Science
Palm leaf manuscripts (PLMs), venerable historical artefacts containing Buddhist scriptures, history, mathematics and literature, which are carried by palm leaves (Corypha umbraculifera) and are highly susceptible to microbial degradation during ...
Shimin Chu, Lanying Lin, Xingling Tian
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Integrating timber stability analysis for building life cycle management and HBIM framework support [PDF]

The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
The digital documentation of heritage architecture, particularly historic wooden roof structures, has gained significant importance in recent years. Heritage Building Information Modelling (HBIM) has emerged as a crucial field that focuses on the digital
M. Chizhova, J. Pan, G. Kempter, T. Luhmann, T. Eißing, M. Hess   +5 more
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