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2Ageing phenomena of oak wood-animal glue bonded assemblies for
preservation of cultural heritage
Yasmine Mosleh
1, Hans Poulis
1Wolfgang Gard
2, J.W.G Van de Kuilen
2,3, Paul Van Duin
41Aerospace Engineering Faculty Delft University of Technology Delft, The Netherlands 1Biobased Structures and Materials Delft University of Technology Delft, The Netherlands 2Chair of Wood Technology Technical University of Munich Munich, Germany 4Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, The Netherlands ABSTRACT
The structural preservation of panel paintings and decorated furniture as significant parts of Dutch cultural heritage, requires comprehensive knowledge on the long term behaviour of their constituent materials namely wood and animal glues. A decorated cabinet crafted by Jan van Mekeren (1684-1744) is chosen as the case study. The environment-induced ageing of wooden artefacts is often due to failure of the glue joints between the wooden parts. This behaviour is largely not understood.