COMPRESSION CREEP MODEL FOR NIGERIA GROWN TERMINALIA IVORENSIS (BLACK AFARA) TIMBER

Authors

  • AI Mohammed JULIUS BERGER NIGERIA PLC, 10 SHETTIMA MUNGUNO CRESCENT, UTAKO, ABUJA FCT, NIGERIA
  • A Ocholi DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, KADUNA STATE. NIGERIA
  • SP Ejeh DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, KADUNA STATE. NIGERIA
  • YD Amartey DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, KADUNA STATE. NIGERIA

Keywords:

Black Afara timber, Compression Creep, Creep prediction model, Terminalia ivorensis, Load duration

Abstract

Mathematical model of compression creep for Terminalia ivorensis (Black Afara) timber were developed and presented in this paper. One-year creep test was performed in this process on Terminalia ivorensis timber samples. The creep data were fitted to linear, exponential and logarithmic regression models. The coefficients of determination for each of the model was determined. The coefficients of determination of the linear, exponential and logarithmic models were determined as 0.689, 0.650 and 0.941 respectively.  Since the logarithmic model has the highest correlation with coefficient of determination of 0.941, it gave the best compression creep prediction model for the Terminalia ivorensis timber.

 

http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/njt.v38i2.6

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2019-03-27

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Building, Civil & Geotechnical Engineering

How to Cite

COMPRESSION CREEP MODEL FOR NIGERIA GROWN TERMINALIA IVORENSIS (BLACK AFARA) TIMBER. (2019). Nigerian Journal of Technology, 38(2), 314-319. https://www.nijotech.com/index.php/nijotech/article/view/1968

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