Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2019
College/Unit
Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design
Department/Program/Center
Agricultural and Resource Economics
Abstract
Wood-cement composite (WCC) is a potential construction material for tropical regions, due to its physico-mechanical properties and resistance to decay and fungi attack. However it is important to test alternative production methods and wood materials that are easier and cheaper than those traditionally used, in order to create a higher demand for this product. The aim of this work was to evaluate the use of wood from four Amazonian species (Eschweilera coriaceae, Swartzia recurva, Manilkara amazonica and Pouteria guianensis) in the production of wood-cement composites through a vibro-dynamic compression process, an alternative method to the use of a hydraulic press. The inhibition degree caused by the wood to the cement cure, measured by the factor CA, indicated that all species were compatible with Portland cement (CP II-Z). WCC with densities higher than 1,100 kg m-3 (produced with E. coriaceae and S. recurva particles) showed compressive strength values higher than 10 MPa, which fulfills the minimum requirement for lightweitgh reinforced concrete blocks for structural use.
Digital Commons Citation
de Castro, Vinicius G.; Azambuja, Rafael da Rosa; Parchen, Carlos F A; and Iwakiri, Setsuo, "Alternative vibro-dynamic compression processing of wood-cement composites using Amazonian wood" (2019). Faculty & Staff Scholarship. 2497.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/faculty_publications/2497
Source Citation
CASTRO, V. G. de, AZAMBUJA, R. da R., PARCHEN, C. F. A., & IWAKIRI, S. (2019). Alternative vibro-dynamic compression processing of wood-cement composites using Amazonian wood. Acta Amazonica, 49(1), 75–80. https://doi.org/10.1590/1809-4392201800192
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