Physical properties of palmyra palm wood for sustainable utilization as a structural material

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dc.creatorJames Boakye Acheampong
dc.creatorBernard Effah
dc.creatorKwaku Antwi
dc.creatorErnest Wenia Achana
dc.date2022
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T04:38:13Z
dc.descriptionPhysical properties are major characteristics that validate biomaterials' adaptability to commercial utilization. The moisture content, density, swelling, and shrinkage within male and female Borassus aethiopum were assessed. Green and dry moisture content, and density were tested with the oven-dry method while swelling and shrinkage were evaluated using the water-saturation test and oven-dry methods respectively. Unlike moisture content, density decreased towards the crowns and radially from the peripheries to their cores. Directional swelling decreased as: Radial > Tangential > Longitudinal. Volumetric swelling was greatest at the core of the base (6,99 %) but at least at the periphery within the middle of the male (2,89 %). However, the female recorded much swelling at the core of its mid-portion (6,23 %) and least (4,01 %) at the crown periphery. Directional shrinkage decreased identically as the male variety while the volumetric shrinkage for both varieties was not consistent. The peripheries had less moisture content, better dimensional stability and density (which influences wood strength) at the butt than those of the core indicating the peripheries would maintain its original dimension and strength when subjected to environmental changes and be more viable for structural works than the core.
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dc.identifier0717-3644
dc.identifierhttps://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=48575019008
dc.identifierhttps://www.redalyc.org/journal/485/48575019008/
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dc.identifierhttps://www.redalyc.org/journal/485/48575019008/48575019008.epub
dc.identifierhttps://www.redalyc.org/journal/485/48575019008/movil
dc.identifier10.4067/s0718-221x2022000100408
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/467770
dc.languageen
dc.publisherUniversidad del Bío Bío
dc.relationhttp://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=485
dc.rightsMaderas. Ciencia y Tecnología
dc.sourceMaderas. Ciencia y Tecnología (Chile) Vol.24
dc.subjectAgrociencias
dc.titlePhysical properties of palmyra palm wood for sustainable utilization as a structural material
dc.typeartículo científico

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