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Spanish to English translations [PRO] Science - Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.) / Wood defect | |||||||
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Cellar Rot Fungus (Coniphora puteana) found in wood with ground contact (such as railway sleepers) |
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Shell Explanation: Although I am not suggesting this word with total certainty, I would like to think that a Mexican University (Forestry Science Division) would not publish an erroneous translation of the term. The translation and definition are on the 4th page of the pdf document at the link I have provided. It is a glossary of terminology in this field. Reference: http://www.chapingo.mx/dicifo/publicaciones/terminologia_for... |
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Reference: Cellar Rot Fungus (Coniphora puteana) found in wood with ground contact (such as railway sleepers) Reference information: Cellar Rot Fungus - Dr. Wolman GmbH https://www.wolman.biz/...wood/...wood.../wood_destroying_fu... Cellar Rot Fungus (Coniphora puteana) The brown cellar rot fungus is one of the most important wood-destroying fungi is buildings, besides dry rot. It does not only occur in buildings, but can be found in stored timber, wood with ground contact (such as utility poles, railway sleepers) and wooden structures (like bridges). It attacks both coniferous and deciduous timbers. Property Care Association - Timber Treatment www.property-care.org/Homeowners.Timber_Treatment.asp The most well known are Serpula lacrymans - the true dry rot fungus -, Coniophora puteana the Cellar fungus and Poria vaillantii the Pore or Mine fungus. Identification by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry of ... www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15446714 RJ Ewen - 2004 - Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted by two wood-rotting basidiomycete fungi, Serpula lacrymans (dry rot fungus) and Coniophora puteana (cellar rot fungus), and the timber of Pinus sylvestris (Scots pine), were identified. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2015-02-15 16:01:10 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Conservation of Bridges - Page 143 - https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0419259104 Graham Tilly - 2002 - Technology & Engineering Type Coniophora puteana, rotting (wet) Symptoms Thin black-brown strands on surface, cracking of timber Susceptible Conditions Damp environments with high water retention Biological degradation Biological degradation is an inevitable consequence of the organic nature of timber. Both rotting and non-rotting fungi can affect timber ((Table 8.1). Wet rot can occur when in the in-service moisture content is more than 20%. The in-service moisture content can vary throughout sections and structures, depending upon the service environment. Wet rot is by far the most likely form to be encountered in the timbers of a bridge. Fig. 8-10 Substantial wet rot to 300 mm x 150 mm, pitch pine, railway sleepers -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 hrs (2015-02-15 20:08:34 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Railroad tie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railroad_tie Problems with wood ties include rot, splitting, insect infestation, plate-cutting, also known as chair shuffle in the UK (abrasive damage to the tie caused by lateral motion of the tie plate) and spike-pull (where the spike is gradually loosened from the tie). |
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