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The Construction of 36-meter Span Pedestrian Glulam Bridge in Sarawak
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Hirofumi SAKUMA1@Ting King Boh2 Takashi NAKAI3 |
Key Words
Bridge, Glued Laminated Timber (Glulam), local speceis
Summary
Structural Glued Laminated Timber (Glulam) manufactured from local timber is new to Sarawak, Malaysia but has already been widely used elsewhere. Alan Batu (Shorea albida), a tropical timber species, was used for the fabrication of a glulam with the purpose of creating public awareness of the potential utilization of glued laminated structures. This paper describes the approaches to design, preparation and testing of materials, manufacturing and fabrication of components and erection for a 36-meter span glulam bridge. The construction of a glulam bridge from tropical timber was proven techinically feasible. The erection of the bridge was successfully completed 19th March 1998 and monitoring of the bridgeΥs durability is in progress.
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Proceedings of Pacific Timber Engineering Conference, Rotorua, New ZealandCpp.482-487CMarch 1999 |
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