Ultimate Fiber Stress for a Camphor Tree
Ultimate Fiber Stress for a Camphor Tree
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I've designed wood poles for years, using Douglas Fir, Southern Yellow Pine, Red Cedar, etc. Just recently, I've been confronted with needing to know what the ultimate bending stress is for a camphor tree. I've done the usual searches for fiber stress in wood and came up with just about every species of tree imaginable -------- except for camphor! Does anyone have any info on this???






RE: Ultimate Fiber Stress for a Camphor Tree
...if you want to know anything about wood, the FPL is the best source of data I know
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I was amazed to see that the bending rupture stress of camphor is as good or better than some pines or firs.
Don't worry, though, I'm not planning to harvest camphor trees for utility poles, it's just that I have run into a situation where I may have to use one as a support for a span guy that is tied to another tree (leaning over) and need to know what kind of bending resistance I can count on.
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RE: Ultimate Fiber Stress for a Camphor Tree
We have a huge camphor tree in our front yard which effortlessly survived a direct hit from Hurricane Charley in 2004. We also hsve two of them in the parking lot where my office is located. However, the jury is still out on whether or not I can predict just how strong they are.
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