Working Stresses for Visually Stress-Graded

Unseasoned Structural Timber of Philippine

Woods
80% Stress Grade

Species

Bending &
Tension
Parallel to
Grain

Modulus
of
Elasticity
in
Bending

Compressio
n Parallel to
grain

Compression
Perpendicula
r to Grain

Shear
parallel to
Grain

MPa

GPa

MPa

MPa

MPa

I. High Strength Group

Agoho

26.30

8.22

14.50

5.91

2.95

Liusin

25.00

9.36

15.60

4.31

2.64

Malabayabas

28.10

8.30

15.80

8.70

3.02

Manggachapui

25.80

9.63

16.00

6.03

2.78

Molave

24.00

6.54

15.40

6.34

2.88

Narig

21.80

8.33

13.70

4.91

2.61

Sasalit

31.30

9.72

21.60

10.20

3.38

Yakal

24.50

9.18

15.80

6.27

2.49

II. Moderately High Strength Group

Antipolo

18.60

5.35

10.80

3.90

2.06

Binggas

18.90

6.57

11.40

3.27

2.24

Bokbok

18.10

6.36

11.30

3.41

2.18

Dao

16.20

5.43

9.44

2.27

1.92

Gatasan

20.80

6.84

13.50

3.52

2.36

Guijo

21.80

8.47

13.20

4.26

2.40

Kamagong

20.90

7.20

11.70

4.39

2.47

Kamatog

19.00

7.56

11.20

3.95

2.35

Katmon

18.80

6.82

11.90

4.84

2.29

Kato

18.40

8.04

10.60

3.46

1.96

Lomarau

19.80

7.92

11.80

2.98

2.18

Mahogany, Big-

16.50

4.66

10.50

3.83

2.71

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Makaasim

20.50

6.72

11.40

3.70

2.40

Malakauayan

18.90

6.66

11.20

2.32

2.14

Narra

18.00

5.94

11.40

3.01

1.91

Pahutan

16.60

6.53

10.00

2.50

2.05

III. Medium Strength Group

Apitong

16.50

7.31

9.56

2.20

1.73

Bagtikan

16.60

6.48

9.89

2.33

1.82

Dangkalan

16.30

6.38

9.20

2.48

1.98

Gisau

14.30

5.33

8.16

1.99

1.90

Lanutan-bagyo

15.00

6.06

8.96

2.02

1.84

Lauan

13.90

5.83

8.18

1.72

1.48

Malaanonang

13.80

5.41

8.54

1.96

1.59

Malasaging

16.80

5.94

9.51

2.92

1.85

Malugai

15.40

6.30

9.33

3.07

2.07

Miau

15.70

6.50

8.83

2.78

2.06

Nato

16.20

5.56

9.17

2.33

1.98

Palosapis

13.80

5.98

8.38

2.73

1.68

Pine

14.70

6.66

8.29

1.88

1.56

Salakin

15.70

5.67

8.83

2.94

1.88

Vidal lanutan

19.50

5.83

8.54

2.65

2.39

IV. Moderately Low Strength Group

Almaciga

11.80

5.47

6.27

1.44

1.47

Bayok

12.60

4.75

7.33

1.30

1.20

Lingo-lingo

13.20

4.13

6.85

2.00

1.66

Mangasinoro

12.80

5.36

7.46

1.97

1.44

Raintree

11.60

2.75

7.23

3.32

2.07

Yemane

12.60

4.09

7.87

3.40

1.96