Physical and mechanical properties of Eucalyptus saligna wood for timber structures

Abstract Due to its great availability in planted forests in Brazil, Eucalyptus saligna appears as a good species to be exploited, in order to assist in the consumption of wood for construction purposes. The aim of this research was to determine the physical and mechanical properties of Eucalyptus s...

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Autores: Nogueira, Marta Cristina De Jesus Albuquerque, Almeida, Diego Henrique De, Araujo, Victor Almeida De, Vasconcelos, Juliano Souza, Christoforo, André Luis, Almeida, Tiago Hendrigo De, Lahr, Francisco Antonio Rocco
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/183786
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1678-86212019000200319
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/183786
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Eucalypt
Strenght
Stiffness
Timber structures
Eucalipto
Resistência
Rigidez
Estruturas de madeira
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Sumario:Abstract Due to its great availability in planted forests in Brazil, Eucalyptus saligna appears as a good species to be exploited, in order to assist in the consumption of wood for construction purposes. The aim of this research was to determine the physical and mechanical properties of Eucalyptus saligna wood species for its use in civil construction. The evaluation was based on 16 physical and mechanical properties obtained according to NBR 7190 (1997) standard. Two values of moisture content were considered: 30% (above the fiber saturation point) and 12% (equilibrium moisture content) according to NBR 7190 (1997). All obtained results obtained were statistically analyzed according to the t-test at the 5% level of significance. In addition, the characteristic strength properties were also determined, for batch classification in the strength classes recommended by the Brazilian standard. Eucalyptus saligna had an apparent density of 0.58 g/cm3 and a basic density of 0.73 g/cm3. The mechanical properties, presented fc0 and fc0,k equal to 46.80 and 32 MPa, respectively. The results indicated that Eucalyptus saligna wood can be used in the construction of timber structures as structural member