Timber from Historical Foundation Piles Made of Oak Wood (Quercus robur L.)

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dc.abstract.enOak wood is a popular construction material in Europe. In the course of its service life, this wood is subject to structural changes resulting from the environmental conditions to which it is exposed, in addition to the effects of aging. Samples of naturally occurring historic European oak (Quercus robur L.) were obtained from foundation piles that were utilized to reinforce the riverbanks in Poland, the Vistula River basin, dating to the 2nd century, as well as from a 14th-century settlement on the river in Slupsk. Reference wood was also obtained from contemporary harvesting operations in the vicinity of Slupsk, Poland. The presence of structural changes resulting from partial wood degradation was confirmed through the utilization of FTIR spectroscopy analysis, SEM with BSD microscopy, and chromatic parameters. The differences in the color of historic and reference wood were significant (based on Kruskal–Wallis test = 46.38, where p < 0.001). The results of chemical analysis showed an increase in the proportion of lignin and a decrease in carbohydrate components for the old wood. A higher degree of change in lignin content was observed in historic wood (32–38%) compared to the fresh wood sample (25%). Our study showed that the collected data can be applied to the preparation database of heritage wood materials.
dc.affiliationWydział Leśny i Technologii Drewna
dc.affiliationWydział Nauk o Żywności i Żywieniu
dc.affiliation.instituteKatedra Chemii
dc.affiliation.instituteKatedra Fizyki i Biofizyki
dc.affiliation.instituteKatedra Mechanicznej Technologii Drewna
dc.contributor.authorJurecki, Andrzej
dc.contributor.authorSzentner, Kinga
dc.contributor.authorJarzębski, Maciej
dc.contributor.authorWieruszewski, Marek
dc.date.access2025-08-25
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-28T08:59:09Z
dc.date.available2025-08-28T08:59:09Z
dc.date.copyright2025-08-25
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstract<jats:p>Oak wood is a popular construction material in Europe. In the course of its service life, this wood is subject to structural changes resulting from the environmental conditions to which it is exposed, in addition to the effects of aging. Samples of naturally occurring historic European oak (Quercus robur L.) were obtained from foundation piles that were utilized to reinforce the riverbanks in Poland, the Vistula River basin, dating to the 2nd century, as well as from a 14th-century settlement on the river in Slupsk. Reference wood was also obtained from contemporary harvesting operations in the vicinity of Slupsk, Poland. The presence of structural changes resulting from partial wood degradation was confirmed through the utilization of FTIR spectroscopy analysis, SEM with BSD microscopy, and chromatic parameters. The differences in the color of historic and reference wood were significant (based on Kruskal–Wallis test = 46.38, where p &lt; 0.001). The results of chemical analysis showed an increase in the proportion of lignin and a decrease in carbohydrate components for the old wood. A higher degree of change in lignin content was observed in historic wood (32–38%) compared to the fresh wood sample (25%). Our study showed that the collected data can be applied to the preparation database of heritage wood materials.</jats:p>
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dc.description.number17
dc.description.points100
dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.description.volume15
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/app15179322
dc.identifier.eissn2076-3417
dc.identifier.urihttps://sciencerep.up.poznan.pl/handle/item/4464
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/17/9322
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationforestry
dc.relation.ispartofApplied Sciences (Switzerland)
dc.relation.pagesart. 9322
dc.rightsCC-BY
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dc.share.typeOPEN_JOURNAL
dc.subject.enhistorical wood
dc.subject.enmicroscopic analysis
dc.subject.ennatural strengthening
dc.subject.enoak wood
dc.subject.enFTIR
dc.titleTimber from Historical Foundation Piles Made of Oak Wood (Quercus robur L.)
dc.title.volumeSpecial Issue Research on Wood and Lignocellulosic-Based Materials for Cultural Heritage
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