Mechanical properties of the most common European woods: a literature review

Wood is an orthotropic material used since ancient time. A literature research about the mechanical properties of density, fracture toughness, modulus of elasticity, and Poisson’s ratio has been done to have a broader view on the subject. The publications relating to the topic were found through the...

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Main Authors: Beatrice Bartolucci, Andrea De Rosa, Chiara Bertolin, Filippo Berto, Francesco Penta, Anna Maria Siani
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Language:English
Published: Gruppo Italiano Frattura 2020-09-01
Series:Fracture and Structural Integrity
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Online Access:https://www.fracturae.com/index.php/fis/article/view/2908
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author Beatrice Bartolucci
Andrea De Rosa
Chiara Bertolin
Filippo Berto
Francesco Penta
Anna Maria Siani
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description Wood is an orthotropic material used since ancient time. A literature research about the mechanical properties of density, fracture toughness, modulus of elasticity, and Poisson’s ratio has been done to have a broader view on the subject. The publications relating to the topic were found through the two search engines Scopus and Google Scholar that have yielded several papers, including articles and book sections. In general, there is no standardization on the method of analysis carried out on wood, underlining the great difficulty in studying this complex material. The parameter of density has a great variability and needs a deeper investigation; fracture toughness is not always available in literature, not even in the different directions of the wood sample. Interesting is the modulus of elasticity, which provides a correlation with density, especially in longitudinal section but, again, it needs to be studied in detail. The parameter of Poisson’s ratio is provided as single values in three different directions, but mainly for softwood. All the parameters require a more in-depth study for both softwood and hardwood. Furthermore, the type of analysis, whether experimental or modelling, needs to be standardized to have more comparable results.
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spelling doaj-art-2e1bbe026324456eba3baba7c4531d862025-08-20T02:42:58ZengGruppo Italiano FratturaFracture and Structural Integrity1971-89932020-09-011454Mechanical properties of the most common European woods: a literature reviewBeatrice Bartolucci 0Andrea De Rosa 1Chiara Bertolin2Filippo Berto3Francesco Penta4Anna Maria Siani5Sapienza University of Rome, Italy University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, NorwayNorwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, NorwayUniversity of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Wood is an orthotropic material used since ancient time. A literature research about the mechanical properties of density, fracture toughness, modulus of elasticity, and Poisson’s ratio has been done to have a broader view on the subject. The publications relating to the topic were found through the two search engines Scopus and Google Scholar that have yielded several papers, including articles and book sections. In general, there is no standardization on the method of analysis carried out on wood, underlining the great difficulty in studying this complex material. The parameter of density has a great variability and needs a deeper investigation; fracture toughness is not always available in literature, not even in the different directions of the wood sample. Interesting is the modulus of elasticity, which provides a correlation with density, especially in longitudinal section but, again, it needs to be studied in detail. The parameter of Poisson’s ratio is provided as single values in three different directions, but mainly for softwood. All the parameters require a more in-depth study for both softwood and hardwood. Furthermore, the type of analysis, whether experimental or modelling, needs to be standardized to have more comparable results.https://www.fracturae.com/index.php/fis/article/view/2908HardwoodSoftwoodDensityFracture toughnessYoung`'s ModulusPoisson's Ratio
spellingShingle Beatrice Bartolucci
Andrea De Rosa
Chiara Bertolin
Filippo Berto
Francesco Penta
Anna Maria Siani
Mechanical properties of the most common European woods: a literature review
Fracture and Structural Integrity
Hardwood
Softwood
Density
Fracture toughness
Young`'s Modulus
Poisson's Ratio
title Mechanical properties of the most common European woods: a literature review
title_full Mechanical properties of the most common European woods: a literature review
title_fullStr Mechanical properties of the most common European woods: a literature review
title_full_unstemmed Mechanical properties of the most common European woods: a literature review
title_short Mechanical properties of the most common European woods: a literature review
title_sort mechanical properties of the most common european woods a literature review
topic Hardwood
Softwood
Density
Fracture toughness
Young`'s Modulus
Poisson's Ratio
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