Title: Evaluation of the suitability of conservationally acceptable materials for treating wood in the polar environment to reduce wood deterioration.
Description:
Abstract:
In the 1998-1999 season, three test racks with wood panels were erected near the three historic huts at Hut Point, Cape Evans and Cape Royds. The racks were placed outside the historic hut boundaries but in exposed sites. The panels contained blocks of wood measuring 100mm x 150mm x 50mm in size. There were two types of wood used for each block, Pinus radiata and Baltic pine. The blocks of wood were treated with several different materials including 4 silicon based products, paint and a control. The racks were examined every two years and one set of samples was removed every three years to test the ability of the treatment to prevent non-biological damage to the wood and therefore determine which material is best suited to withstand the environmental conditions. The wood blocks were taken to the University of Minnesota for examination.
Purpose:
Not Available
Supplemental_Information:
REFERENCE:
Farrell, R.L. Blanchette, R.A. Auger, M. Duncan, S.M. Held, B.W. Jurgens, J.E. Minasaki, R. Scientific evaluation of deterioration in historic huts of Ross Island, Antarctica. In: Polar monuments and sites cultural heritage work in the Arctic and Antarctic regions. Oslo: ICOMOS. 2004. pp.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 19990101
Ending_Date: 20080101
Currentness_Reference:Unknown
Status:
Progress: In Work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Description_of_Geographic_Extent:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: 166.1685
East_Bounding_Coordinate: 166.6333
North_Bounding_Coordinate: -77.5529
South_Bounding_Coordinate: -77.8472
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Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD PLATFORM
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: PROJECT
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO TOPIC CATEGORY
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: DATA SET LANGUAGE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > INFRASTRUCTURE > BUILDINGS
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > INFRASTRUCTURE > CULTURAL FEATURES
University of Minnesota's project homepage. These are joint collaborators with the University of Waikato Publications (pdf) are available on this website and all wood samples are held here.
