Recommended design criteria for visually graded and unseasoned Philippine coconut lumber
Date of Publication
1991
Document Type
Bachelor's Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
Subject Categories
Civil Engineering
College
Gokongwei College of Engineering
Department/Unit
Civil Engineering
Honor/Award
Awarded as best thesis, 1991
Thesis Adviser
Romeo A. Estanero
Defense Panel Chair
Ferderico B. Alconcel
Defense Panel Member
Peter Abaya
Leopoldo A. Polintan
Abstract/Summary
Coconut wood utilization has been resorted to by the government as a productive means of disposing unwanted felled coconut tree trunks. Previous studies conducted identified cocowood as a potential alternative source of building material. To be used as a structural timber, working stresses for cocowood are recommended to the National Structural Code of the Philippines (NSCP). To accompany the design stresses, a grading scheme compatible to the Code is also recommended. The basis for the recommendation is the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standards for establishing structural grades and related allowable properties for visually graded lumber given the basic stresses of the wood.
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Accession Number
TU05516
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Physical Description
91, [34] leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Keywords
Coconut; Design; Industrial; Strength of materials
Recommended Citation
Jao, M. T. (1991). Recommended design criteria for visually graded and unseasoned Philippine coconut lumber. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_honors/39
