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Okan wood very suitable for civil engineering
Okan wood is very suitable for civil engineering. Thanks to its great durability, Okan is very suitable for outside works, especially for hydraulic objects like water gates, sheet piles, poles, dock works and the sub constructionof bridges. In addition, it can be adapted in any place where high standards are required concerning sustainability, for example for sleepers, heavy constructions and industry floors. Due to its nice colour, it can serve very well for decorative articles. In Great-Britain, Okan wood is used as a replacement for Demerara greenheart. The heartwood has a high resistance to shipworm attack in seawater.
Properties Okan wood
Name: | Okan |
Alternative names: | Bouémon, Denya, N’duma |
Appearance: | Yellow to goldish brown / reddish brown wood |
Sustainability class: | I |
Strength class: | D50 |
Mass kg/m3: | Fresh 1000 – 1200 |
Dried 800 – 1100 | |
Glue: | Bad |
Bend: | Bad |
Finishing: | Hard due to narrowing and volume mass. Easy to turn |
Combination with iron: | Pre-drilling required |
Origin: | West-Africa |
Extra: | Very suitable for civil engineering, very sustainable |
Adaptations: | Sluice doors, sheet piles, poles, dock works and sub construction of bridges, sleepers, heavy constructions and industry floors |
Alternatives: | Demerara (in UK) |
Our sales team is happy to help with questions about buying Okan. Call us on +31 547 286 350 or reach us using the form on the right.
Source: Houtvademecum © 2010 Centrum Hout Almere, 10th revised edition