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Papers accepted for presentation at the “68th Forest Products Society International Convention, World Conference on Timber Engineering”

March 30, 2014
The articles “Mechanical properties of loblolly and slash pine timber from Uruguayan plantations” and “Tensile and compression strength parallel to grain of Uruguayan pine timber,” co-authored by faculty researchers from the School of Architecture, were accepted in March 2014 for presentation at the “68th Forest Products Society International Convention, World Conference on Timber Engineering.” The event, organized by the Forest Products Society, will take place from August 10 to 13, 2014, in Quebec City, Canada.

The authors of the article “Mechanical properties of loblolly and slash pine timber from Uruguayan plantations” are :
- Dr. Laura Moya, Professor of Structures 4 and Research Faculty Member at the School of Architecture
- María Fernanda Laguarda, Research Faculty Member at the School of Architecture.
- Andrea Cardoso, Junior Consultant in the Forestry Projects Department at the Technological Laboratory of Uruguay (LATU).
- Matías Cagno, Junior Consultant in the Forestry Projects Department at LATU.
- Francisco Gatto, Research Technologist at LATU.
- Hugo O'Neill, Senior Consultant in the Forestry Projects Department at LATU.

The authors of the article “Tensile and compression parallel to grain strength of Uruguayan pine timber” are:
- Dr. Laura Moya
- Matías Cagno
- Andrea Cardoso
- Hugo O'Neill