ESPOCH Congresses (Aug 2021)

Mechanical Properties of Three-layer Boards of Pine (Pinus radiata) and Pigue (Piptocoma discolor) Owned by the PISMADE S.A. Company

  • J. Freire Cruz,
  • E. Salazar Castañeda,
  • V. Noboa,
  • E. Cabezas

DOI
https://doi.org/10.18502/espoch.v1i4.9521
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1, no. 4
pp. 1187 – 1195

Abstract

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Abstract The present study proposes to determine the mechanical properties of three-layer boards of pine (Pinus radiata) and pigue (Piptocoma discolor) owned by the PISMADE S.A. Company. The tests were carried out under established technical procedures, with the use of international standards, at the Materials Resistance laboratory of the Faculty of Mechanics located in the Higher Polytechnic School of Chimborazo. 24 test pieces belonging to three-layer boards provided by the company were evaluated, each of them of different dimensions for bending and compression tests. It was possible to verify the different resistances that the boards of these species support; bending and compression values for both pine and pigue were obtained, appropriate for their use in the industry. The information generated deems this material rigid and appropriate for its efficient and durable use.

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