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    Variación radial y axial del hinchamiento, del factor anisotrópico y de la densidad, en el eucalyptus grandis de Argentina
    (2006) Calvo, Carlos Fabio; Cotrina, Alberto Daniel; Cuffré, Alejandro Guillermo; Piter, Juan Carlos Jesús; Stefani, Pablo Marcelo; Torrán, Eduardo Antonio
    En este trabajo se presentan los resultados de una investigación orientada a estudiar la variación de los hinchamientos tangencial y radial, así como del coeficiente de anisotropía y la densidad anhidra, en función de la altura y la distancia a la médula de árboles de Eucalyptus grandis cultivados en la Mesopotamia de Argentina. Con este propósito se diseñó y llevó a cabo una investigación empírica con muestras seleccionadas al azar. Los resultados muestran que, para propósitos prácticos, puede asumirse que el hinchamiento y el coeficiente de anisotropía tienen una tendencia decreciente al aumentar la altura, y creciente al aumentar la distancia a la médula. La madera de la periferia exhibe un comportamiento más desfavorable desde el punto de vista de los movimientos dimensionales que la del interior del tronco, si bien presenta mayor densidad y consecuentemente mejor calidad para numerosos empleos.
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    Creep in structural-size beams of argentinean eucalyptus grandis
    (2007) Piter, Juan Carlos Jesús; Calvo, Carlos Fabio; Cuffré, Alejandro Guillermo; Rougier, Viviana Carolina; Sosa Zitto, María Alexandra; Torrán, Eduardo Antonio
    The results presented in this paper were obtained from a test carried out during the last series of a research project regarding the creep behaviour of Argentinean Eucalyptus grandis loaded in dry condition. A test with a sample containing 15 structural-sized beams was carried out during 470 days. 7 pieces were free of pith and another 8 contained it. The results allow to compare the creep behaviour of these beams with previous data reported for both structural-sized and small-clear specimens of this timber species and also with those reported for other species. The effectiveness of the criteria adopted by overseas standards as well as those of Latin-American countries for calculating the creep deflections of this timber species under a long-term loading is analysed. The creep deflections obtained in the present research are higher than those calculated by means of the procedures of the Brazilian standard NBR 7190, the European standard Eurocode 5, the American standard National Design Specification for Wood Construction and the Peruvian standard. On the contrary, creep results obtained in this test are lower than those calculated according to the New Zealand standard NZS 3603, the Chilean standard NCh 1198 and the former German standard DIN 1052.
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    Bending strenght and stiffness of poles of Argentinean eucalyptus grandis
    (2009) Torrán, Eduardo Antonio; Sosa Zitto, María Alexandra; Piter, Juan Carlos Jesús
    The present paper reports the results of an investigation regarding the determination of bending strength and stiffness in full-size poles of Argentinean Eucalyptus grandis. The importance of accurately knowing the mechanical properties of this material has increased with the increasing demand of utility poles of this species and with the use of modern procedures aimed at achieving a reliable and economical structural design. For this purpose an empirical research project with two samples containing new, green, untreated poles was carried out according to the procedures adopted by both the American standard ASTM D 1036 (2005) and the Argentinean standard IRAM 9529 (2004) for cantilever bending tests. Sample 1 enclosed 14 year-old poles with nominal length of 12 m and Sample 2 enclosed 11 year-old poles with nominal length of 8 m. The results found for the average circumference taper were similar to the values adopted by the American standard ANSI 05.1 (2002) and knot dimensions as well as knot ratio compared well with those permitted by this standard. The mean value found for maximum fi bre stress at ground line reached 62.9 N/mm2 for Sample 1 and 56.3 N/mm2 for Sample 2. These strength results are relatively high in comparison with values reported for seasoned sawn timber of the same species and they compare well with those published by the American standard ANSI 05.1c (2004) for poles of different species. Both samples showed a coeffi cient of variation of 13 % for strength at ground line which is relatively low in comparison with those adopted by the American standard and may be considered an advantage of this material for structural purposes. The mean value found for modulus of elasticity reached 10935 N/mm2 for Sample 1 and 9546 N/mm2 for Sample 2, with a coeffi cient of variation of 14 % for both cases. Results also revealed signifi cant differences between mechanical properties values corresponding to the two samples containing poles with different sizes and age. The correlation coeffi cient between knot ratio and strength showed the insignifi cant values of 0.09 and 0.02 for Sample 1 and 2 respectively, and the corresponding results between modulus of elasticity and strength were 0.52 and 0.37.