Research Article

Mechanical Behavior of Pericopsis elata Relative to Age during Growth

Table 1

Failure stresses in 4-point bending, diameters 54 cm and 70 cm.

SpecimenAF(Ø54)AF(Ø70)
σuH (MPa)σu12 (MPa)H (%)σuH (MPa)σu12 (MPa)H (%)

181.2580.2911.7088.3889.4012.29
271.2768.1410.9085.5380.8810.64
378.4074.1510.6492.6691.2011.61
471.2771.4912.0899.7896.4711.17
571.2767.3710.6399.78102.6012.71
685.5391.8013.8392.6688.6010.91
788.3879.6511.6192.6688.9611.00
885.5377.9610.5892.6689.8611.24
969.8576.0510.7485.5350.9612.41
1078.4090.8611.9292.6691.4411.67
1182.6885.6311.8689.8197.2911.61
1265.5766.7311.4098.3684.6811.80
Average77.4577.5111.4992.5487.7011.59
Standard deviation7.438.620.924.8812.910.64