...Carlos L. Antunes; Anna Pia Pastore; Bruno Bisceglia; Roberto De Leo; Nicola Diaferia Purpose Many objects made up of wood, as well as paper and carpets with artistic or cultural value, are seriously damaged by various infesting microorganisms and often such damage is irreversible. The purpose...

...Hong Li; Gouri S. Bhuyan; Dexter Tarampi Present methods of establishing inspection and maintenance programs for wood poles are prescriptive in nature and do not consider the life data of poles in a particular region. In this paper, a methodology is discussed for estimating the useful life of older...