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PRESSURE TREATED WOOD [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Treatment of Wood
DEF

wood treated by applying pressure to force a preservative into it.

OBS

So the wood is pressure treated : a preservative is forced into the wood under pressure, making the timber resistant to attack by decay, moisture, and insects. (Ernest V. Hlyn et al., Do-It-Yourself Projects for Your Own Backyard, 1978, p. 113).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des bois
OBS

Les produits imperméabilisants ou hydrofuges permettent de maintenir le bois aux taux d'humidité désiré. On préserve le bois par [...] imprégnation profonde à l'autoclave, sous pression. (Ragon, Michel, Le livre de l'architecture moderne, 1958, p. 41).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la madera
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