The impact of variations of relative humidity, temperature and moisture content on the creep
of notched beams of Douglas fir and white fir are investigated. Indoor static 4-points bending …

Cracking initiation and propagation are frequently recognized as main causes leading to
failure of timber structures. Since the kinematics of both processes is largely influenced by …

The cracking properties in opening mode of three tropicals species from the Gabonese
forest, namely Iroko (Milicia Excelsa), Okume (Aucoumea klaineana Pierre), and Padouk …

The mechanical properties of wood show a very high dependence on the moisture content
(MC). A consideration of MC in numerical simulations increases the applicability of such …

The present work deals with the beginning of the Eurocode 5 (EC5) generalization to
tropical hardwoods loaded in tropical environment. For three (3) years, creep tests were …

This work presents the experimental study of natural drying and cracking of green wood
slices of two tropical species. The tests were carried out on slices of Aucoumea klaineana P …

This paper deals with an innovative experimental study performed on glued-laminated
timber (GLT) beams, machined and made with three tropical hardwood species. Defect-free …

The aim of this paper is to study the mixed-mode cracking of three tropical species of the
Gabonese forest, namely iroko (Milicia Excelsa), okume (Aucoumea klaineana Pierre), and …

To elucidate the origin of shrinkage anisotropy of wood during the drying process, wood
from three tree species, Quercus sp., Juglans nigra, and Pometia pinnata, was analyzed …

Résumé La caractérisation et l'analyse de la variabilité des paramètres structuraux et des
propriétés physiques du bois ont été réalisées chez le Kevazingo et l'Okoumé, deux …