Housing deficit is a problem that affects low-income populations in Brazil, with over 6 million families affected nationwide and approximately 631 thousand in the North region of the country. Ordinance no. 318/2014 of the Brazilian Ministry of Cities authorized the construction of popular housing using timber as raw material in that region. The objective of this study was to establish the unit cost of a wooden ...
Panels were produced with strips of bamboo (Guadua magna) in layers crossed at angles of 90° and bonded with phenol-formaldehyde or PVA based resin, glued in three and five plies. The panels were tested and the physical and mechanical properties determined. The tests were primarily related to the commercial adhesives used as well as the number of layers of bamboo used. The density ranged from 0.690 to 0.768 g.c...
Os objetivos deste estudo foram: avaliar a durabilidade natural de três espécies de tauari (Couratari guianensis Aublet, Couratari oblongifolia Ducke & Knuth R. e Couratari stellata A.C.Smith), relatar os parâmetros colorimétricos de acordo com o sistema CIE L * a * b * 1976 assim como mostrar a aparência dos blocos de madeira antes e após o ataque. Dois fungos de podridão-parda [Gloeophyllum trabeum (Persoon e...
Os objetivos deste estudo foram determinar as características anatômicas, propriedades mecânicas e a durabilidade natural da madeira de cipreste (Cupressus spp.) exposta ao fungo de podridão-parda, o Gloeophyllum trabeum (Persoon ex Fries) Murrill, e ao fungo de podridãobranca, o Trametes versicolor (Linnaeus ex Fries) Pilat. A madeira tem grã direita, cor branca a marrom, textura média e brilho moderado. Apres...