Sylvatest

Sylvatest is an ultrasonic measuring device that provides an overall diagnosis of a wooden component to test its mechanical strength.

This is a specific non-destructive testing tool for wooden beams.

Sylvatest is an acousto-ultrasonic measuring device that provides an overall diagnosis of the wood element, based on the speed and energy absorption of the transmitted ultrasonic wave.

[1][2][3] The result given reflects the residual health of the wood in the trunk of the tree tested or the beam measured.

[4][7][8][9][10] It has been used on historic buildings such as the Entrepôts des magasins généraux in Paris, the Forbidden City in Beijing, and the beams of Notre-Dame de Paris[11][12] or even the Château de Valère.