Influencia del deterioro incipiente producido por el hongo de pudrición parda Serpula lacrymans , sobre las propiedades mecánicas de compresión normal y paralela a la fibra en madera de Pinus radiata D. Don

Several buildings and structures of wood are attacked by rot fungi, leading in some cases, slight weight losses that result in reductions in the strength properties of the material. In this work was evaluated the influence of early rot decay in wood, in mechanical properties of normal and parallel compression. For this, were inoculated samples of Pinus radiata D. Don with brown rot fungi Serpula Lacrymans . These samples were tested in three differents periods of fungal exposure. The results identified a significant decrease in percentage of the properties under study.