title: Disappearance and Compressibility of Buried Pine Wood in a Warm Temperate Soil Environment.
abstract: The rate of disappearance of buried pine wood in Florida was found to be 15%/yr.As consumption by microorganisms and termites proceeded, the wood also became more compressible. After only 5 yr, consumption and compression could account for 60-70% loss of original volume of wood under pavement near the surface of an embankment. This large volume loss occurring in a relatively short time period may be responsible for many surface deformations in pavements and weaknesses in other embankments where wood may occur as a contaminant.
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Gholz
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Krazynski
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Volk