FACTORS AFFECTING ULTIMATE STRENGTH OF SOLID AND GLULAM TIMBER BEAMS
Abstract
Phenol Resorcinol Formaldehyde is an adhesive commonly used in the fabrication ofglued laminated (glulam) timber beams. Although, it has been widely accepted for softwoodspecies, the verification of this type of adhesive for local timbers is not fully established. Fourglulam beams and four solid beams were tested in bending in the laboratory. Phenol ResorcinolFormaldehyde was used as an adhesive for glulam beams. The strength of the glulam beamstructure was equivalent to solid beam structure. Phenol Resorcinol Formaldehyde was able toprovide sufficient bonding and strength for local timbers. The results indicated that the mostsignificant factor influencing the strength of solid beam and glulam beam structure was the densityof timber.
Reference
Suhaimi Abu Bakar; Abd Latif Saleh; Zainai B Mohamed. (2018). FACTORS AFFECTING ULTIMATE STRENGTH OF SOLID AND GLULAM TIMBER BEAMS. Malaysian Journal of Civil Engineering. https://doi.org/10.11113/mjce.v16.15660
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