eucalyptus timber design value

huangyhg

eucalyptus timber design value
i have a client in the us that wants to build with eucalyptus wood.  i can't find anything in the nds and wondered if anybody had any info or knows some equivalent values.
i like the smell of eucalyptus trees. i do not racall ever reading any mechanical properties on them. i also do not recall that i ever seen any structures built with eucalyptus wood. the barks are kind of messy.
lutfi
here's a website that describes some of the properties and uses of the various species of australian eucalyptus.  you would have to find the closest to the species your client wants to use.
how about those eucalyptus chips for osb or other "engineered" wood?  that way everyboby's happy!
ofthesea,
what does your client want to build with the eucalyptus and is cost a consideration?
ps; i like the idea of using it for osb.  i wonder why it isn't?  the only person around here with any direct experience trying to work with it said it "splits like hell", making it very difficult to work with as lumber.
in this town you have to apply for a permit to take down any tree on your property with the exception of eucalyptus.
i would try talking to technical departments for these people
thanks everyone for the great response and humor.  
i laughed too when my client, who had been overseas and spent a night at the hotel splendido in italy, ate dinner under a beutiful trellis made from eucalyptus.  he just had to have it at his house too!!  too much money, too much time!!
thanks again!!
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concur with lutfi. i also like the wood of eucalyptus in fire place when it snows. but i would hate to build anything more serious than a chair with that wood. it's no timber, just firewood or pulp for paper-making. the strength and decay-resistance is very low.
ciao.
and i disagree, living in the land of the gum tree (eucalyptus).
the eucalyptus comes in a whole range of strengths and durabilities, and a number of species are commonly used as structural timber. judging from the comments made the species found in the us is probably not the best, but i would have thought it is at least on par with your pinus radiata (monterey pine) or douglas fir.
forgot to mention, i am in india. perhaps our eucalyptus is indefensible as a timber. no idea about rest of the world (yes, rest-of-the-world also uses this phrase ).
ciao.