ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT: Laminated timbers or the glulam girders have been well developed and widely used in timber buildings and bridges in North America and elsewhere. The authors conceived and tested a new type of glulam girder using laminated bamboo veneers. In good correlation with conventional glulam, the new structural member is named as glubam or GluBam®, which has been registered as a trademark. This paper discusses some testing results of various types of the newly developed glubam members.
