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Species Identification and Design Value Estimation of Wooden Members in Covered Bridges

Covered timber bridges are historic structures with unique aesthetic value. To preserve this value and maintain bridges in service, robust evaluation of their performance and safety is necessary. The strength of the timber found in covered bridges can vary considerably, not only because of age and condition, but also because of species and grade. For the practicing...

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Alex C. Wiedenhoeft; David E. Kretschmann

Year:

2014

Keywords:

field grading, species identification, covered bridges, inspection, wood anatomy, condition assessment, design value estimation

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USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, General Technical Report, FPL-GTR-228. 94 p.

Black pitch, carved histories: radiocarbon dating, wood species identification and strontium isotope analysis of prehistoric wood carvings from Trinidad’s Pitch Lake

We report on the results of a multi-disciplinary project (including wood identification, radiocarbon dating and strontium isotope analysis) focused on a collection of pre-Columbian wooden carvings and human remains from Pitch Lake, Trinidad. While the lake's unusual conditions are conducive to the survival of organic artefacts, they also present particular...

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Joanna Ostapkowicz; Fiona Brock; Alex C. Wiedenhoeft; Christophe Snoeck; John Pouncett; Yasmin Baksh-Comeau; Rick Schulting; Philippe Claeys; Nadine Mattielli; Mike Richards; Arie Boomert

Year:

2017

Keywords:

Pitch Lake, Trinidad, wood carvings, radiocarbon dating, wood identification, Strontium isotopes, Circum-Caribbean

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Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 16(2017): 341-358.

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Species Identification and Design Value Estimation of Wooden Members in Covered Bridges

Black pitch, carved histories: radiocarbon dating, wood species identification and strontium isotope analysis of prehistoric wood carvings from Trinidad’s Pitch Lake

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