The Amazon specie Paricá (Schizolobium amazonicum Herb) present fasts growth and very good development in diameter in a few years, a small amount of nodes and defects, key characteristic in its use for structural purpose. The aim of this paper was to determine the strength and stiffness properties of Paricá wood, according to ABNT NBR 7190: 2011, as well, perform the visual classification of members for determination of defects as: nodes, inclination of grain, warpings. The concluding that the Paricá wood is classified as C 20 dicotyledonous class, low density, with good compression strength parallel to the grain, with a great potential to be used in civil construction, when compared with other species and, in relation to the visual analysis, few nodes, right grain and has no warping.
Full characterization; Timber structures; Wood
