Wood-based Multi-material Systems for Technical Applications -Compatibility of Wood from Emerging and Developing Countries

Lightweight construction with the objectives of weight and resource savings are at present and in the future most important in all engineering systems. One attempt to lowering weight is to change the employed materials. In this topic the implementation of sustainable material into structural constructions is an alternative to be considered. “Sustainable” here refers specifically to materials, which are eco-friendly, recyclable, renewable, not complex and inexpensive for processing. By fulfilling those requirements while ensuring the technical performance and reproducibility, wood and its reinforced material systems turn out to be very promising for all technical applications. The originality of this paper come from the assignability of the method of approach done in European research to other wood species. These species are widely available in developing countries, where the sustainability topic begins to play an essential role in the industry.