Dear Yue Kong,

In my opinion, the modification processes are more laborious and require more time.

Best regards,

Paulo Fernando Trugilho

Paulo Fernando Trugilho

Dear Trugilho,

Thank you for your responds. Wood modification has been proved efficient in the improvement on the selected properties of wood, e.g. dimensional stability, decay and fire resistance. From the material point of view, some modification has been widely studied and successfully industrialized. The application of these technologies in full-scale elements lags behind seriously . We think the gap between the small-scale material modification and the application of full-scale elements would decrease with time and more efforts. In my current research, I’m working on the topic.

Best regards,

Yue Kong

Dear Yue Kong,

I understand what you said. I see that you intend to dedicate yourself to solving a big challenge. Good luck and good work.

Best regards,

Paulo Fernando Trugilho

Dear Dr. Kong,

Thank you for bringing the question up. Indeed, a very pertinent call from you. The limitations in application is primarily due to the lack of communication of this field to the industrial sector and also due to the added cost of treatment that adds to the woes of the industrialists. If a combination can be explored and suggested, which is commercially viable, effecting against decaying agents and additionally reduces susceptibility of wood to fire, that can be a huge success. Boron is one such compound, but due to its high leaching, did not gain much attention. Further it has now been associated with health hazards as well.

Sauradipta Ganguly

@ Sauradipta Ganguly

Hi, thanks for the answer and your valuable suggestion. Yeah I guess so. A balance between the added cost and performance increases is important. The flammability of wood materials is the primary problem in the application of timber structure, especially in high-rise buildings. Experimenal studies will be carried out in the futural work.