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WOOD SPECIFICATION
FOR CONSTRUCTION
BANGKIRAI WOOD/ YELLOW BALAU FOR KELONG CONSTRUCTION

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Table of Wood Density
STIFFNESS/ COMPRESSIVE
DENSITY/ MODULUS OF STRENGTH
LEVEL SPECIFIC GRAVITY ELASTICITY
Table of Wood Durability
DURABILITY LEVEL
USAGE CONDITIONS

Always associated with moist soil. 8yrs 5yrs 3yrs Very short Very short

Only affected by weather, but keep it safe 20yrs 15yrs 10yrs Few years Very short
from being submerged in water and lack
of air.
Un Un Very Few years Short
Under roof protection, not associated limit limit long
with moist soil and not lacking of air. ed ed

Same with earlier condition but well mai Un Un Un 20yrs 20yrs

ntained and regularly painted. limit limit limit
ed ed ed

Soil termite attacks. no Rarely Fast Very fast Very fast

Wood powder attacks. no no no no Very fast

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BANGKIRAI WOOD / YELLOW BALAU
DEFINITION

BANGKIRAI WOOD / YELLOW BALAU is a type of wood that is quite

durable and strong (durability level I, II, III and strength level I, II). Its hard
nature is also accompanied by a high level of brittleness that makes it easy
for hair cracks to appear on the surface. In addition, this wood is often
found in pinhole. Generally this hair crack and pin hole can be covered with
wood filler. Structurally, this pin hole does not reduce the strength of
bangkirai wood itself. Because of its strength, this wood is often used for
heavy construction materials such as wooden roofs. Bangkirai wood is a
type of weather resistant wood that is often choosen for outside buildings /
exterior such as lis plank, outdoor flooring / decking, etc. Bangkirai trees
are found in tropical rain forests on the island of Borneo. The wood is
yellow and sometimes brownish, which is why it is called yellow balau.
When being cut, the woody part of the porch sometimes looks reddish
brown. Bangkirai can be up to 120 cm in diameter and its height reaches
40 meters. The average diameter is 70-90cm.
BANGKIRAI WOOD / YELLOW BALAU
DEFINITION

BANGKIRAI WOOD/YELLOW BALAU

Name Balau
Damar laut, kedawang, semantok singkawang (Sumatera); anggelam, b
Lokal Name alau, bangkirai tanduk, kayu batu, pelepek, tekam (Kalimantan); dama
dere, hulo dere, pooti (Sulawesi)
Yakal, malayakal (Philippines); balau (Malaysia, UK, USA, France, Spain,
Italy, Serawak, Netherland, German); selangan batu (Sabah, Serawak);
Other Name
ak, chan, teng, pa-yom, (Thailand); sen, ca-chac (Vanuatu); phchek
(Camboja); thitya (Burma).
Latin Name Shorea spp dan Hopea spp

Family Dipterocarpaceae

Native Area Sumatera, Kalimantan dan Sulawesi

Height up to 40 m, branch-free length 10-30 m, diameter up to 150 c
Tree Structure
m. The tire up to 4 m
Tree Figure Shorea sumatrana (Slooten ex Throel) Symington
BANGKIRAI WOOD / YELLOW BALAU
DEFINITION

BANGKIRAI WOOD/YELLOW BALAU

Wood terraces are brownish yellow when fresh, gradually turning to yellowish brown to
Wood Color
dark brown, the boundary is firm with younger colored sapwood, 2-10 cm thick

Texture A little rough

The hardness of Bangkirai wood is quite high, between 880-990 kg/m3 in MC drought 12
Moisture Content
%. It can even reach 1050 kg / m3.
Density/ Specific Gravity
– Maxsimum 1,22
– Minimum 0,65
– Average 0,98

Durability Difficult to be preserved

Durability Level I

Strenght Level I - II

Expansion Medium

Bending Strength Low

Herdness Hard

Character of Usage Not difficult to be sawn or shaved and easily drilled and lathe

Function Heavy construction, bridges, bearings, electric poles, floors, screen poles, housing, floors