Comparison of Physical and Mechanical Properties of Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit Wood on Maejo University Phrae Campus

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Thiti Wanishdilokratn
Benjamat Nipitam
Kanyarat Samorkam
Jirakit Tanpradit

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The physical and mechanical properties were compared of Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit wood from three zones (forest, nearby building, and nearby reservoir) on the Maejo University Phrae Campus to assist in identifying ways to utilize this Invasive plant species. The physical properties of samples investigated were the moisture content and specific gravity, while the mechanical properties were the modulus of rupture (MOR), modulus of elasticity (MOE), compression parallel to grain, compression perpendicular to grain, hardness and shearing stress parallel to grain. The sample from the forest zone had the values for the moisture content of 25.70±1.32% and for the specific gravity of 0.63±0.03, for the MOR of 115.75±4.35 MPa, for the MOE of 10,055.09±27.55 MPa, for compression parallel to grain of 55.93±2.46 MPa, for compression perpendicular to grain of 6.03±0.62 MPa, for hardness of 4,217.30±43.67 N and for shearing stress parallel to grain of 20.82±1.02 MPa.

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Wanishdilokratn, T., Nipitam, B. ., Samorkam, K. ., & Tanpradit, J. . (2024). Comparison of Physical and Mechanical Properties of Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit Wood on Maejo University Phrae Campus. Thai Journal of Forestry, 43(1), 14–22. Retrieved from https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/tjf/article/view/261006
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