Characterization of Pradosia sp. Wood for Structural Applications

ISBN-13: 9786139476428 / Angielski

André Luis Christoforo; Francisco Antonio Rocco Lahr

Opis

The wood used in Brazil is in the transition stage from an artisanal model to the industrialized model and its neglected production of essential properties (physical-mechanical properties) for the elaboration of a structural timber design. The use of renowned species on the market results in an excessive consumption of some native species, so the substitution of these species by others with similar properties decreases the large-scale use of the most usual species in the lumber market. The present work studied the possibilities of the use in the civil construction of the wood species Pradosia sp. for structural purposes. The study lot is a wood native to Brazil, from the hardwoods class, and it belongs to the strength class C 60. In addition, the several tests and the cost to the accomplishment of the same ones fomented the search by a correlation between properties of the wood, the specific gravity being an easily obtainable measure related to the other properties by means of four regression models.

O autorze

Christoforo, André Luis
André Luis Christoforo: Civil Engineer, Master and PhD in Structural Engineering, Postdoctoral studies in Structural Engineering, Materials Engineering and Statistics, and Adjunct Professor at UFSCar. Francisco Antonio Rocco Lahr: Civil Engineer, Master and PhD in Structural Engineering and Full Professor at EESC / USP.