based composites
Glued Laminated Timber
(GLT/Glulam)
GLT
• Structural glued-laminated timber (glulam) is an
engineered, stress-rated product that consists of two or
more layers of lumber (lamina) that are glued together with
the grain of all layers, which are referred to as laminations,
parallel to the length.
• the laminations are typically made of standard 25- or 50-
mm- (nominal 1- or 2-in.-) thick lumber.
• The size of glulam is limited only by the capabilities of the
manufacturing plant and the transportation system.
Wood used for public
buildings
Solid timber
Sugi LVL
Sugi Glulam
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Wooden Bridge Nishi-Mera
Sugi-GLT Bridge
king-post truss
bridge
L: 140 m
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Wooden Bridge 2
upper chord
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Miyazaki-Dome
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Technology for GLT
Izumo-Dome
1991, 141m, 49m
Karamatsu-Dome
1993, 130m, 31m
Ohdate-Dome
1997, 178m, 52m
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Technology for
GLT from NA
1991 Douglas-fir
1993 Larch
1997 Sugi(Cedar)
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Pembuatan Venir
Pengeringan Venir
• Disesuaikan dengan persyaratan perekat
yang akan digunakan:
– UF : 6 – 10%
– PF : 4-7%
Kualitas venir:
- N : bagus, sedikit sekali perbaikan permukaan
- A dan B : permukaan rata, sedikit perbaikan, cacat kecil
- C : knot dengan ukuran sampai 2,5 cm
- D : knot ukuran sampai 5 cm
Pelaburan perekat
• Aplikasi perekat pada venir
• Sistim satu sisi / single glueline
• Perekat : Phenol Formaldehyde (PF), Urea
Formaldehyde (UF), Melamine
Formaldehyde (MF),
isosianat/diphenylmethane di-
isocyanate/MDI
Pengempaan
• Tujuan: menekan garis perekat setipis mungkin
sehingga permukaan yang direkat dapat merekat
sempurna
• Pengempaan dingin mencapai daya lekat yang
cukup tinggi sehingga rakitan venir sdh cukup kuat
• Pengempaan panas mempercepat pengerasan
perekat
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