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    The document discusses building materials, focusing on wood. It describes wood as the oldest building material along with stone, and notes its strength in resisting tensile and compressive stresses. However, wood is very sensitive to degradation from structural conditions, the environment, and lack of maintenance. The document then covers the different types of wood, its unique organic characteristics and variety of properties among species, and factors that affect its mechanical properties like grain direction and defects. It also details the anatomical structure of wood including bark, cambium, sapwood, heartwood, and growth rings. Finally, it briefly mentions new wooden structures.

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    The document discusses building materials, focusing on wood. It describes wood as the oldest building material along with stone, and notes its strength in resisting tensile and compressive stresses. However, wood is very sensitive to degradation from structural conditions, the environment, and lack of maintenance. The document then covers the different types of wood, its unique organic characteristics and variety of properties among species, and factors that affect its mechanical properties like grain direction and defects. It also details the anatomical structure of wood including bark, cambium, sapwood, heartwood, and growth rings. Finally, it briefly mentions new wooden structures.

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    The document discusses building materials, focusing on wood. It describes wood as the oldest building material along with stone, and notes its strength in resisting tensile and compressive stresses. However, wood is very sensitive to degradation from structural conditions, the environment, and lack of maintenance. The document then covers the different types of wood, its unique organic characteristics and variety of properties among species, and factors that affect its mechanical properties like grain direction and defects. It also details the anatomical structure of wood including bark, cambium, sapwood, heartwood, and growth rings. Finally, it briefly mentions new wooden structures.

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    The document discusses building materials, focusing on wood. It describes wood as the oldest building material along with stone, and notes its strength in resisting tensile and compressive stresses. However, wood is very sensitive to degradation from structural conditions, the environment, and lack of maintenance. The document then covers the different types of wood, its unique organic characteristics and variety of properties among species, and factors that affect its mechanical properties like grain direction and defects. It also details the anatomical structure of wood including bark, cambium, sapwood, heartwood, and growth rings. Finally, it briefly mentions new wooden structures.

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    Teacher: Mario Fernández

    BUILDING
    MATERIALS
    BUILDING MATERIALS
    1. Introduction to building materials
    2. Types of building materials
    3. Soils, sand and stones
    4. Mortar and concrete
    5. Ceramic materials
    6. Wood
    7. Glass
    8. Properties of building materials

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    6. Wood
    Timber is the oldest building material along with stone. Its capacity to
    resist both tensile and compressive stresses made it the most complete
    material before steel became available. The heritage timber structures
    are widespread worldwide and date back to millennia ago.

    However, by being very sensible to obsolescence from structural and


    environmental conditions and poor maintenance, they might suffer
    from a level of degradation that requires strengthening and
    conservation measures.

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    6. Wood

    4
    6. Wood
    Types of Wood:

    https://arquigrafico.com/tipos-de-maderas-para-la-construccion-y-ebanistera/

    5
    6. Wood
    Being an organic material, wood possesses unique characteristics
    deriving from its nature that offer it a high level of complexity. It is an
    extremely versatile material with a wide range of physical and
    mechanical properties among its many species.

    The term defect, are applied to wood, refers to any irregularity.

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    6. Wood

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    6. Wood
    Mechanical properties vary significantly depending on species, loading
    conditions and directions and presence of defects.
    Parallel to the grain
    Tensile stress +++

    Compressive +

    Bending ++

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    6. Wood Bark is the outer layer. It is composed of dead
    material and a thin inner part of living cells
    having as primary functions, protection and
    nutrient transport.

    Cambium is a continuous ring of reproductive


    tissue located between the sapwood and the
    inner layer of the bark.

    Sapwood is located next to the cambium being


    responsible for the nutrient storage and the
    transport of sap. It generally shows a light color.

    Heartwood consists of an inner core of dead


    wood cells, generally showing dark color.

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    6. Wood Growth rings are formed due to the
    different growth conditions along the
    year.
    Grains are multi-layered closed-end
    tubes disposed side by side with the
    central axis parallel the tree trunk.

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    6. Wood
    New wooden structures

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