Optimization on the use of bamboo requires comprehensive understandings of the physical,
mechanical, and chemical properties. When using bamboo as a building material, one …

Small wood specimens selected from six slash pine (Pinus elliottii) trees were inoculated
with brown-rot and white-rot fungi and then evaluated for static modulus of elasticity (MOE) …

The great diversity of tropical wood species makes it difficult to obtain information about their
technological properties. The present work employed ultrasound to estimate the physical …

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the wettability and surface roughness of 11
Amazonian hardwoods. Surface roughness was evaluated by a profilometer, while …

Agroforestry systems (AFSs) integrate, through sustainable practices, agricultural and forest
crops for the production of wood and food, providing environmental services, and …

The paper aimed at studying the potential of two nondestructive methods to estimate the
wood mechanical properties and mass loss due to thermal treatments. In this study, a low …

The relationship between grain angle and wood properties has not been focus of
researches in wood industry. The aim of this study was to establish grain angle variations in …

This paper aims to evaluate the hypothesis regarding the homogeneity of wood batches, as
provided in the Brazilian standard for wooden structures ABNT NBR 7190 through an …

Por ser um material anisotrópico e heterogêneo, o uso racional da madeira em estruturas
requer o conhecimento de uma série de propriedades físicas e mecânicas. Parte das …

Various nondestructive techniques have been developed to evaluate wood quality.
However, these studies were conducted mainly for temperate species. The Central …