To avoid the intrinsic difficulties regarding the characterization of wood (ie, different
applications in different directions), various normative documents present the relationships …

As wood is an orthotropic and natural material, there are several properties required for its
use in civil construction. The apparent density has been used to estimate physical and …

Brazil has the world's second largest forest area, which makes the exploitation and use of
varied species in civil construction conducive. One of the traditional uses of wood is to build …

According to the Brazilian standard for wooden structures, strength and stiffness increase
linearly with decreasing moisture; however, as wood is a natural, heterogeneous and …

RESUMO A presente pesquisa tem por objetivo avaliar a influência de três fatores de
produção (densidade nominal, temperatura e pressão) na produção de paineis de …

ABSTRACT The Brazilian standard ABNT NBR 7190 (1997) governs the premises for the
wood structure sizing through a table and the simplified method. Thus, this research aims to …

Due to its excellent resistance to traction and compression, wood is regularly used in
furniture, window frames and in structures and sealing of homes and buildings. Due to the …