Mechanical Properties of Wood Construction Materials from a Building from the 19th Century

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2017

Authors

Raposo, PC (Author) Other; Oliveira, JAFO (Author) FEUP; Sousa, D (Author) Other; Salavessa, ME (Author) Other; Reis, C (Author) Other; Oliveria, C (Author) Other; Abilio M P De Jesus (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: 2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY, ICSI 2017

Pages: 1097-1101

2nd International Conference on Structural Integrity (ICSI)

Funchal, PORTUGAL, SEP 04-07, 2017

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Authenticus ID: P-00N-3SX

DOI: 10.1016/j.prostr.2017.07.087

Abstract (EN): Historic buildings are very important for the cultural identity of the humanity, so it's important to preserve it. In order to better understand the behaviour of the woods, is necessary to perform experimental tests to obtain its mechanical properties. With the mechanical properties is possible to develop numerical models that can predict the behaviour of the structure, if well calibrated and verified, which are a viable base for structural design. The present work presents the tests and results obtained from an experimental campaign in specimens of eucalyptus wood from a roof structural beam of a 19th century masonry building, located in the Felgueiras, Portugal. Were performed tests of density and water content, tensile and compression strengths parallel to the fibers. (C) 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 5