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BS 4169:1988

Superseded

Superseded

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Specification for manufacture of glued-laminated timber structural members

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

02-29-1988

Superseded date

05-15-1997

US$333.50
Excluding Tax where applicable
Summarise this standard

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

Requirements for production, control, materials, manufacturing finishes, preservative and flame retardant treatments and storage of members produced in the factory. Contains an outline specification for members normally held in stock.

Committee
B/518
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
16
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

US$333.50
Excluding Tax where applicable