Assessment of the Glue-Line Quality in Glued Laminated Timber Structures

摘要

Timber constructions with glulam members have regularly to be proofed for their performance to avoid structural collapse. For the assessment of glued laminated timber, it is important to know reliable methods and criteria. The requirements given in standard EN 386:2001 are valid for the quality control of the glulam production. The use and application of these two different methods at existing timber structures were investigated. Problems and issues noted during the test series and analyses of the results are discussed.