The classification of structural components of timber is a worldwide tendency but is still deficient in Brazil. The application of nondestructive methods for classification and consequently, optimization of the use of timber in structures improves the position of the timber in comparison to more uniform structural materials. This work shows the existence of high linear correlation between the static elasticity modulus and the dynamic elasticity modulus, obtained from flexion static test and from transverse vibration test, in 326 structural pieces of Southern Pine specie, and indicates the efficiency of the transverse vibration test for elasticity modulus determination and for classification of structural pieces of timber.
timber structures; transverse vibration; classification
