Structural strength properties and design aids for coconut lumber

• Main Authors: Estanero, Sheena M., Guirindola, Agnes G.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1995
• Subjects: Coconut palm; Coconut products; Wood; Lumber; Strength of materials; Materials > Testing; Structural design; Civil Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_honors/65
• Institution: De La Salle University

This research project consists of two phases. First, an investigation into the load-deformation characteristics of coconut lumber in bending and in compression was conducted. Second, design aids for beams and columns of coconut lumber had been prepared. In general, test results in both tests indicat...