Abstract
The durability of wood or the natural resistance of wood against termites is an extremely variable property The durability of Malaysian commercial timber species has been reviewed based on the European Standard laboratory trials of the Heartwood of mature timbers harvested from the natural forest Based on this the European standard EN was used for termites test Coptotermes curvignathus was introduced to different wood species in controlled conditions for weeks The efficacy in wood degradation was calculated based on average of weight loss and visual rating of each timber species The results showed that timber species fall under durable and species under moderately durable while the other species under susceptible class
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