Cálculo y construcción de puentes de Madera - Modelos Estructurales

Abstract

One of the main problems that our country is experiencing and which is more pronounced in the Province of Loja is the abandonment of rural areas that do not have the means of communication necessary to allow a harmonious development of the region. The rugged geography of the Province of Loja, as well as the lack of technology in rural areas, make it very difficult and expensive to build bridges that are destined to give a better funolonaildad to the roads of communication. Our province has a great potential of forest resources and it is very convenient its use in structural elements for bridges, like beams, columns, boards, slats, etc. From the structural point of view, wood has many advantages: one of the most important is that it is a material that can develop a greater tensile strength or compression per unit weight. Consequently, their flexural behavior is adequate. In these respects, in many circumstances it competes favorably with concrete and steel, whose production costs are much higher.