BS 4169:1988
Superseded
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A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.
Specification for manufacture of glued-laminated timber structural members
Hardcopy , PDF
15-05-1997
English
29-02-1988
Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Production facilities
4 Information to be submitted prior to production
5 Materials
6 Moisture content
7 Joints
8 Preparation of laminations
9 Production requirements
10 Deviations on assembled member sizes
11 Manufactured surface finish
12 Production control and records
13 Preservative and flame retardant treatment
14 Testing of members
15 Structural limits of surface fissures in completed
members
16 Storage and protection of finished members
17 Marking
Appendices
A Test pieces and test specimens
B Determination of glueline shear strength
C Determination of percentage delamination of glueline
D Typical stock glulam members
Tables
1 Adhesive types
2 Moisture content of timber for categories of end use
3 Maximum limits of cupping
4 Maximum deviations on cross section
5 Number of gluelines to be tested
Figures
1 Dimensions of test specimens
2 Shearing tool
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