%0 Journal Article
%T Effect of Nondestructive Evaluation of Veneers on the Properties of Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) from a Tropical Species
%A Cl¨˘udio Del Menezzi
%A Luana Mendes
%A M¨˘rio de Souza
%A Geraldo Bortoletto
%J Forests
%D 2013
%I MDPI AG
%R 10.3390/f4020270
%X This study aimed at evaluating the potential of Schizolobium parahyba to produce laminated veneer lumber (LVL) and the feasibility of a nondestructive method for grading the veneers. Initially, 64 S. parahyba veneers were nondestructively tested using the stress wave method, and stress wave velocity (wv) and veneer dynamic modulus of elasticity (E dV) were determined. Afterwards, the veneers were graded according to E dV descending values and used to manufacture 8-ply LVL boards. After the manufacturing, the boards were also nondestructively tested, and the board dynamic modulus of elasticity (E dB) was determined. Simple linear regression analysis was run to evaluate the relationship between the nondestructive and mechanical properties of veneers/boards. A positive effect of veneer stress wave properties on the LVL properties was found. Therefore, the higher the E dV values, the higher the LVL properties. The relationships between E dV and E dB properties were highly significant with all mechanical properties. It was clearly observed that when this grading procedure was used, the veneers were indirectly graded by their density. Finally, it could be concluded that S. parahyba showed good potential to produce LVL.
%K stress wave evaluation
%K tropical wood veneer
%K veneer grading
%U http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/4/2/270