Physical and mechanical properties of Eucalyptus saligna wood for timber structures

Authors

  • Marta Cristina de Jesus Albuquerque Nogueira Department of Architecture, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, Brazil
  • Diego Henrique de Almeida Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), São Carlos, Brazil
  • Victor Almeida de Araújo Department of Forest Sciences, University of São Paulo (USP/ESALQ), Piracicaba, Brazil
  • Juliano Souza Vasconcelos Research Group LIGNO, Itapeva, Brazil
  • André Luis Christoforo Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), São Carlos, Brazil
  • Tiago Hendrigo de Almeida Department of Science and Engineering Materials, University of São Paulo (EESC/USP), São Carlos, Brazil
  • Francisco Antonio Rocco Lahr Department of Structures Engineering, University of São Paulo (EESC/USP), São Carlos, Brazil

Keywords:

Eucalypt, strength properties, stiffness properties, 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 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.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Downloads

Published

2019-03-12

How to Cite

NOGUEIRA, M. C. de J. A.; ALMEIDA, D. H. de; ARAÚJO, V. A. de; VASCONCELOS, J. S.; CHRISTOFORO, A. L.; ALMEIDA, T. H. de; LAHR, F. A. R. Physical and mechanical properties of Eucalyptus saligna wood for timber structures. Ambiente Construído, [S. l.], v. 19, n. 2, p. 233–239, 2019. Disponível em: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/ambienteconstruido/article/view/78908. Acesso em: 13 may. 2025.

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 2 (2019): Wastes as Building Materials

Section

Artigos

License

Authors who publish in Ambiente Construído agree to the terms:

- The authors grant the Journal the right to publish under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), allowing access, printing, reading, distribution, adaptation, and development of other research, if the authorship is recognized.

- Authors are authorized to distribute the work published in the Journal, such as institutional repositories, or to include their article as part of the thesis and/or dissertation, as long as they mention the publication reference in Ambiente Construído.

- Anyone can read, distribute, print, download, and indicate the address of the complete article without prior authorization from the Journal respecting the CC BY 4.0 license.

Creative Commons Attribution License

ISSN 1678-8621

Most read articles by the same author(s)

> >>