Table 3. Comparison of the allowable properties of experimental PSL and other PSL products
Average (N/mm
2
)
5%-Exclusion limit (N/mm
2
)
General adjustment factor
Allowable properties (N/mm
2
)
This study
1.8E parallam PSL
Ahmad and Kamke (2011)
MOR
74.3
55.3
1/2.1
26.3
16.5
24.9
MOE
10,753
10,753
*
1
10,753
12,000
11,700
5% Exclusion limit is not applied to MOE.
PSL: parallel strand lumber, MOR: modulus of rupture, MOE: modulus of elasticity.