Abstract
The applicability of a proposed procedure based on accepted, reliable, statistics was evaluated for characterizing the duration of load properties of wood in bending. By subjecting small, clear, wood specimens to several constant stress levels, it was experimentally demonstrated that the proposed procedure is capable of estimating, at an acceptable level of confidence δ the maximum service life beyond which a specified proportion γ of the nominal population will survive. The extension of this procedure to structural sized members seems plausible, since an estimate of the short term ultimate strength for each specimen is not required. Another attribute of the procedure is that parametric estimates can be computed without failing all of the specimens; thus this should significantly reduce the duration of load test time.
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