Timber engineering research and education in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Jumaat, Mohd Zamin, Rahim, Ahmad Hazim Abdul, Othman, Johari, Razali, Fadini Mohamad
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/6098/1/Timber_engineering_research_and_education_in_Malaysia.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/6098/; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84870022980&partnerID=40&md5=bec7292af4d5c7517134c2dda5b9a249
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

The current state of affairs in Malaysia is that the interest in using timber as a structural member is almost non-existence. Use of structural timber currently is limited to formworks and trusses. Even in this usage it is competing fiercely with steel and other materials. Knowledge on timber proper...