ISO 19993:2020 pdf download.Timber structures — Glued laminated timber — Face and edge joint cleavage test
1 Scope
This document specifies methods of evaluating the effectiveness of glued laminated timber face and edge bonds within a manufacturing plant by cleaving of the glue line in both dry and wet conditions. It is not intended that it be used for initial type testing where cyclic delamination or block shear is preferred. It is based on the principle that, provided minimum wood failure percentages are met, then the bond strength exceeds the perpendicular to the grain tension strength of the under-lying substrate and therefore the bond is not the weak element limiting the integrity of a glulam assembly.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
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3.1 wood failure
area of wood fibre remaining on the bond line following completion of the cleavage (3.2) test expressed as a percentage of the total test area excluding any areas of wood defect (gum vein and similar)
3.2 cleavage
rupture parallel to the wood grain of a glulam face or edge joint bond line or the adjacent adherend by the application of normal stress
4 Principle
A specimen consisting of a full cross-section of laminated timber is cleaved apart in the plane of the bond lines and wood failure is assessed after wet or dry conditioning. Cleavage is achieved by cutting a saw kerf that straddles the bond line then using a chisel, usually a bricklayer’s bolster, that is placed in the saw kerf and is struck with a hammer to produce stresses perpendicular to the grain, in other words, to induce cleavage. If there is sufficient wood failure it means that the adhesive bond is stronger than that of the wood and that there is no loss of strength perpendicular to the grain at the interface between laminations.
5 Apparatus
5.1 Chisel, with a wedge angle and thickness such that the tip of the blade does not touch the bottom of the saw cut of the test specimen before cleavage failure begins to occur; see Figure 2.
The width of the chisel shall exceed that of the specimen.
NOTE A bricklayer’s bolster is a suitable implement.
5.2 Hammer or mallet, with a minimum mass of 1 kg.
5.3 Wood cutting equipment, such as a panel saw, band saw or circular saw.
5.4 Autoclave or similar vessel, designed to withstand safely a pressure of at least 500 kPa, equipped with a vacuum pump capable of drawing a vacuum of at least 65 kPa (500 mm of mercury) in the vessel and a pump or other device to provide a pressure of at least 500 kPa.
ISO 19993:2020 pdf download
