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Selected mechanical properties of four Central American wood species

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In this paper, mechanical properties of the four Central American wood species Amapola (Pseudobombax ellipticum), Manchiche (Lonchocarpus castilloi), Pucte (Bucida buceras) and Santamaria (Calophyllum brasiliense) determined in a preliminary experimental study are presented.

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The first author sincerely thanks the European Union for granting a scholarship within the Erasmus program, which facilitated carrying out the master’s thesis at the Institute of Steel and Timber Construction of TU Dresden where the experimental program was also performed. All the authors thank the staff of Otto-Mohr-Laboratory of TU Dresden for performing the experimental tests and Mr. T. Händel for preparing the specimens.

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  1. Faculty of Civil Engineering, Institute of Steel and Timber Construction, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062, Dresden, Germany

    Gabriela M. Valle Tager, Jens U. Hartig & Peer Haller

  2. School of Architecture, Department of Structural Analysis and Design, University of Navarra, 31080, Pamplona, Spain

    Gabriela M. Valle Tager & José Manuel Cabrero

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Valle Tager, G.M., Hartig, J.U., Cabrero, J.M. et al. Selected mechanical properties of four Central American wood species. Eur. J. Wood Prod. 72, 699–702 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00107-014-0818-4

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