Thermic limitation of AE detection method of old house borer larvae (Hylotrupes bajulus L.) in wooden structures

• Published in: Construction & building materials Vol. 136; pp. 446 - 449
• Main Authors: Nowakowska, Magdalena, Krajewski, Adam, Witomski, Piotr, Bobiński, Piotr
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2017
• Subjects: Acoustic emission detection; Detection of old house borer; Temperature; Wood; Detection of old house borer; Temperature; AE; Wood; Acoustic emission detection

•The electro-acoustic method can be successfully applied to detect larvae of the old house borer in wooden constructions.•The method allows to record the presence of the larvae in temperatures ranging from 20 to 30°C.•The method should not be practically applied below 10°C. The activity of the old h...