Listar Artículos por autor "Salas-Garita, Cynthia"
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Evaluation of wood properties from six native species of forest plantations in Costa Rica
Moya-Roque, Róger; Tenorio-Monge, Carolina; Salas-Garita, Cynthia; Berrocal-Jiménez, Alexander (Bosque, 2016)This study details information about physical, chemical and mechanical properties, drying, preservation and workability of wood from Cordia alliodora, Dipteryx panamensis, Enterolobium cyclocarpum, Hieronyma alchorneoides, ... -
Kiln drying behavior utilizing drying rate of lumber from six fast-growth plantation species in Costa Rica
Moya-Roque, Róger; Tenorio-Monge, Carolina; Salas-Garita, Cynthia (Drying Technology, 2016)The objective was to study the effect of the drying time and moisture content variations on the drying rate during kiln drying. The moisture content is a good predictor of the variation in drying rate; to determine the ... -
Optical performance of finished and unfinished tropical timbers exposed to ultraviolet light in the field in Costa Rica
Moya-Roque, Róger; Vargas-Fonseca, Lupita; Salas-Garita, Cynthia (Wood Material Science & Engineering, 2016)This study evaluated wood color change (ΔE*) and the surface quality in 10 tropical wood species painted with three finishes (composed of wax and polyurethane). Two weathering conditions were tested: natural weathering ...