TY  - JOUR
AU  - Bourreau, D.
AU  - Aimene, Y.
AU  - Beauchene, J.
AU  - Thibaut, B.
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Feasibility of glued laminated timber beams with tropical hardwoods
T2  - Eur. J. Wood Wood Prod.
JO  - European Journal of Wood and Wood Products
SP  - 653
EP  - 662
VL  - 71
IS  - 5
N2  - A feasibility study of glulam was carried out in French Guiana using local wood species. The aim was to determine gluing parameters affording satisfactory behaviour to manufactured glulam in a tropical climate. Three abundant wood species, with special properties, were selected for the study and resorcinol-phenol-formaldehyde resin was used for bonding. Three industrial parameters were considered: adhesive spread rate, closed assembly time and gluing pressure. Delamination and shearing tests were carried out in accordance with European Standards. The tests revealed the influence of wood properties and manufacturing parameters on joint resistance. In fact, the results showed that specific gravity and the shrinkage coefficient greatly influenced the gluing step. Indeed, wood with a medium specific gravity needed more adhesive and more pressure than wood with a high specific gravity. In addition, planing and lamella thickness were found to affect glue joint resistance. © 2013 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
SN  - 00183768 (Issn)
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84882284445&partnerID=40&md5=04068fbcf2c694f3d07c65ce2eec3fb7
N1  - Export Date: 30 August 2013; Source: Scopus; doi: 10.1007/s00107-013-0721-4; Language of Original Document: English; Correspondence Address: Bourreau, D.; UAG-UMR Ecofog, Pôle Universitaire Guyanais, 97337 Cayenne cedex, French Guiana; email: dbourreau@nancy.inra.fr
ID  - Bourreau_etal2013
ER  -