| Abstract |
Adhesive is expected to hold materials together and transfer design loads
from one adherend to other within a given service environment for the life of
structure. In order to form load-bearing joints in timber structures both in
repair and in new applications, the used of adhesive can be applied. However,
the behaviour of the joints depends on many parameters such as glue-line
thickness, types of rods, types of adherend and etc. In order to attach the
reinforcement to timber, the use of structural adhesive has been widely
accepted with condition that the bond formed should be strong enough to
transfer shear from one substance to another. This research aims to
investigate the viability of using carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) and
steel plate as reinforcement material in Malaysian Tropical timber through
pull-out test and bending test. From these tests, results revealed that the
shear and bending strength of timber interface with CFRP plate was higher
than that using steel plate. |