Forest Products from Latin America. Annotated Bibliography of ...

Engineered Uses
Design properties of wood in housing and other con-
struction, including stress grading.
ABNT (Asociacao Brasileira de Normas Tecnicas).
1951. Design and construction of wood structures (Calculo
e execucao de estruturas de madeira). Sao Paulo, Brazil:
Standard ABNT NB11-1951. 22 p.
ABNT (Asociacao Brasileira de Normas Tecnicas).
1953. Tests of small clear specimens in the green condition.
Sao Paulo, Brazil: ABNT MB 26-1953.
Ahn, Won-Young; Moslemi, A.A. 1980. SEM exam-
ination of wood-portland cement bonds. Wood Science.
13( 2) : 77-82.
Anon. 1965. A standard wooden house. Santiago, Chile:
Maderero. 14: 9-15,18.
Describes the design and construction of a one-story
wooden house, suitable for conditions in Chile.
Anon. 1986. Caribbean wood homes big hit. Market
News. New Orleans, LA: Southern Forest Products
Association. April-May: 1-2.
Anon. 1986. Caribbean wood homes: wood is winner.
Market News. New Orleans, La: Southern Forest Products
Association. August. 4 p.
Anon. 1989. Five SP demo homes built in Jamaica. Mar-
ket News. New Orleans, La: Southern Pine Marketing
Council. February. 14 p.
Arostegui, V.A. 1978. Integrated study of wood for con-
struction (Estudio integral de la madera para contruccion).
Lima, Peru: Universidad Nacional de la Amazonica, Minis-
terio de Agricultura. 184 p.
Arroyo-P., J. 1971. Classification of uses and work-
ing strengths for Venezuelan woods (Clasificacion de usos
y esfuerzos de trabajo de madera venezolana). Merida,
Venezuela: Laboratorio Nacional de Productos Forestales.
Arroyo-P., J. 1985. Technical characteristics of 37
Venezuelan woods (Caracteristicas tecnologicas de 37
maderas venezolanas). Merida, Venezuela: Laboratorio
Nacional de Productos Forestales.
Barajas-M., M. en C.J.; Echenique-M., R.;
Carmana-V., T. F. 1979. Wood and its use in construc-
tion. No. 3. Structure and identification (La madera y su
uso en la construccion. No. 3. Estructura e identificacion).
Veracruz, Mexico: Instituto Nacional de Investigacions so-
bre Recursos Bioticos. 70 p.
Describes wood characteristics and defects in relation to
reliability in construction use. Discusses the appearance
and how to identify 15 woods commonly used in Mexico for
construction with a key. Some exotic woods are included.
For each species the characteristics are given along with
uses.
Barghoorn, A.W.; Reyes-M., E.; Rojas-L., H.;
Cabrera-D., H.; Aloarado-P., J. 1967. Oriented study
of some anatomical, physical and mechanical properties of
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41 timber species from the Carare–Opon region (Estiudio
orientativo de algunas propiedades anatomicos y fisico-
mecanicas de 41 especies maderables de la region Carare–
Opon). Bogota, Colombia: Instituto de Investigaciones y
Proyectos Forestales y Madereros de la Universidad Distrial
Francisco Jose de Caldes. 228 p.
Berhane, Z. 1986. Problems faced by the homeless in de-
veloping countries. In: Proceedings of the 10th triennial
congress of the International Council for Building Research
(CB); 1986 September 22-26; Washington, DC. 1,133 p.
Vol. 4.
Brealey, T.B. 1975. Low cost timber housing in
Venezuela, FAO Rep. VEN/72/019, Consultants
Rep. 3. Rome, Italy: United Nations, Food and
Agriculture Organizations. 23 p.
A review is given of the size of the house-building program
in Venezuela, the nature of the building industry, the avail-
ability and cost of timber, and the possibility of introducing
timber for house construction rather than the traditional
masonry or concrete. The attitudes of the authorities and
the public are examined particularly in relation to doubts
about durability, fire risk, appearance, security, and struc-
tural safety of timber houses. Recommendations are made
for the design and erection of experimental and prototype
timber houses and for the promotion of timber as a con-
struction material for houses.
Campos- B., A. 1987. Determination of the strength
of radiata pine poles (Determinacion de la resistencia de
postes de pino radiata). Ciencia e Investigacion Forestal.
2:93-107.
Describes the increase in use of wood poles in Chile and
the interest of the industry in the market for both internal
and export markets. To provide strength data for the in-
dustry, American Standard ANSI 05.1-1979 and ASTM D
103-83 were applied to use with radiata pine.
Carabias-J., R.; Karsulovic-C., T. 1978. Density and
mechanical properties of the wood of rauli Nothofagus
alpina (Poepp et Endl.) Oerst. (Densidad y Propiedades
Mecanicas de Madera de Renovales de Rauli). Santiago,
Chile: Universidad de Chile. Boletin Tecnico. 51:36.
Chudnoff, M. 1984. Tropical timbers of the world. Agric.
Handb. 607. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agricul-
ture. 206 p.
This handbook contains descriptions of 370 species or
generic groupings of tropical trees and their timbers
grouped by regional origin. Standardized descriptions em-
phasize physical and mechanical properties, processing char-
acteristics, and uses. Data have been compiled, evaluated,
and synthesized from the world literature.
Costa, C.L.C. 1973. Utilization of Pinus elliottii wood
in construction (Emprego de madeira de Pinus elliottii na
construcao civil). Sao Paulo, Brazil: Instituto Forestal. Bo-
letin Tecnico. 6:23.
The use of this wood for prefabricated constructions is sug-
gested, as it proves to be economical if adequate care is
taken to insure its proper drying and preservation.
Crane, J.L. 1949. Huts and houses in the tropics.
Unasylva. 5( 3): 100-105.