Madeiras do Nordeste do Brasil na construção de casas.

Abstract

The wood is one of the least known construction materials, in Brazil,and mostly the ones avaialable in the northeast area(NE) of the country. The knowledge of the technological properties of these woods is nevertheless basic for its utilization as construction material. The wood usualy known in the northeast as sabiá - Caesalpiniaefolia Benth, is both native and reforestation species, very special because of their properties and a availability in the NE, particulaly in Ceará state. The study of the proprieties of a few wooden species of NE already tested in the Techonological Institute of Pernambuco(ITEPE), in Recife (PE) will be discussed. The properties of sabiá wood being tested, at the Laboratory of Wood and of Wooden Structures(LAMEN), will be analyzed in order to present the adequate qualities of this wood for wooden structures and for house construction.