Accurate estimation of average modulus of elasticity in compression parallel to the grain
(Ec0) is of paramount importance for rational sizing of timber structures, given the use of this …

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 …

For safety reasons, wood strength values, essential for structural dimensioning, are
calculated based on the characteristic value, which corresponds to the 5% percentile of a …

Wood strength values are calculated based on the characteristic value, which corresponds
to the 5% percentile of a given probability distribution model. For a few number of samples …

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

One of the alternative sustainable and green construction materials to concrete is timber.
Timber is of numerous varieties, and this acts as a barrier to the extent of its usage …

As a typical orthotropic material, the mechanical properties of wood in the parallel and
perpendicular-to-grain directions are very different. Based on mathematical orthogonality …

To simplify the characterization of wood species, the Brazilian standard document ABNT
NBR 7190-1 (2022) establishes the determination of mechanical properties employing the …

No Brasil, o documento normativo NBR 7190 (ABNT, 1997) estabelece os métodos de
ensaio para obtenção das propriedades físico-mecânicas da madeira. Na impossibilidade …

Resumen SOTOMAYOR CASTELLANOS, Javier Ramón; MACEDO ALQUICIRA, Isarael y
ZARATE MEDINA, Juan. Modulus of rigidity of commercially important wood species for …