Patent Document ID: 20020109093
Application ID: 09900313
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A method for determining the mechanical properties of decayed wood that has been exposed to wood decay microorganisms, comprising: a) illuminating a surface of decayed wood that has been exposed to wood decay microorganisms with wavelengths from visible and near infrared (VIS-NIR) spectra; b) analyzing the surface of said decayed wood using a spectrometric method, the method generating a first spectral data of wavelengths in VIS-NIR spectra region; and c) using a multivariate analysis to predict mechanical properties of decayed wood by comparing said first spectral data with a calibration model, said calibration model comprising a second spectrometric method of spectral data of wavelengths in VIS-NIR spectra obtained from a reference decayed wood, the second spectral data being correlated with a known mechanical property analytical result obtained from said reference decayed wood.