BENDING AND BONDING PROPERTIES OF MIXED-SPECIES GLUED LAMINATED TIMBER FROM MERPAUH, JELUTONG AND SESENDOK

This study investigates the bending and bonding performances of glued laminated timber beams manufactured using a combination of Malaysian lower and higher- grade timber species. Two types of beams were prepared which were mono-species and mixed-species glulam. Mono-species glulam with uniform layup were fabricated using Merpauh, Jelutong and Sesendok. Mixed-species glulam with balanced layup were fabricated whereby Merpauh was positioned...