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Gap-filling properties of adhesives used for cross-laminated timber

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Cross-laminated timber (CLT) laminates layers of laminae side by side, with the fiber direction of each layer orthogonal to each other. Therefore, any error in the thickness of the laminae may cause gaps in the glue lines, leading to adhesion failure. In this study, a three-layer CLT with a thin lamina inserted in the inner layer was manufactured, and the gap-filling performance of adhesives and the allowable error for lamina thickness were investigated. The outer layer of CLT was arranged with 30.0 mm-thick laminae, and the inner layer alternated between 30.0 mm-thick lamina and thinner laminae (29.9, 29.7, and 29.5 mm). One-component polyurethane adhesives (PUR), emulsion polymer-isocyanate (EPI) adhesives, and phenol-resorcinol–formaldehyde resin (PRF) were used. The glue line thickened when the lamina thinned down in PUR and EPI. By contrast, the glue line thickness at the lamina thickness of 29.5 mm in PRF was almost the same as the glue line thickness without gaps. PUR demonstrated low delamination and a high wood failure rate (WF) even at 0.5 mm lamina thickness error, meeting the criteria set by the Japanese Agricultural Standard (JAS). Conversely, EPI failed to meet the JAS requirements for a lamina thickness error exceeding 0.3 mm. On the other hand, PRF exhibited favorable adhesive performance within a 0.3 mm lamina thickness error, with delamination and WF meeting the criteria of the standard.

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Acknowledgements

The authors are thankful for financial support for the project “Development of Advanced Utilization Technology for Logging Wood” (2013-2017) of the “Development of mitigation and adaptation technologies to climate change in the sectors of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries” commissioned by the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Council Secretariat. We would like to thank Oshika Co. Ltd. for providing adhesives and advice on adhesive application.

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This research was funded by the project “Development of Advanced Utilization Technology for Logging Wood” (2013–2017) of the “Development of mitigation and adaptation technologies to climate change in the sectors of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries”, which was commissioned by the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Council Secretariat.

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  1. Forest Products Research Institute, Hokkaido Research Organization, 1-10, Nishikagura, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, 071-0198, Japan

    Junko Miyazaki, Yoshinori Ohashi, Kazushige Matsumoto, Naoyuki Furuta & Ryuya Takanashi

  2. Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

    Kohta Miyamoto & Shin-ichiro Tohmura

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JM wrote the main manuscript text. JM, KM, ST, YO and KM devised a research plan. JM, KM, YO, NF, and RT conducted the experimental work and analyzed the data. All authors reviewed the manuscript.

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Miyazaki, J., Miyamoto, K., Tohmura, Si. et al. Gap-filling properties of adhesives used for cross-laminated timber. Eur. J. Wood Prod. 82, 123–134 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00107-023-01981-0

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