Evaluation of the Number of Load Cycles to Determine Some Wood Stiffness Properties

Abstract

For fiber accommodation in tests to obtain wood strength and stiffness properties, some standards codes provide two or more load cycles, such as the Brazilian Standard ABNT NBR 7190, which establishes a number of three cycles (two previous and the final load cycle). However, reducing the number of load cycles provides savings in energy and manpower in the operation and maintenance of the testing machines, which motivates the development of research on this topic. This study