Overview
ISO 18100:2017 - Timber structures - Finger-jointed timber - Manufacturing and production requirements defines product and performance requirements for finger-jointed structural timber made from sawn timber elements. It specifies how manufacturers must control materials, adhesives and production so that finger-jointed timber can be used as a reliable substitute for sawn timber in structural applications. The standard excludes impressed (die‑formed) joints and finger‑jointed laminations for glulam (see ISO 12578).
Key topics and requirements
- Scope and definitions: Defines finger joints, finger‑jointed timber, production batch, strength grade and service class.
- Quality systems: Requires a formal manufacturing specification and a quality system with in‑plant process control and internal auditing for factory production control (compliance testing).
- Structural strength: Finger‑jointed timber must meet the declared strength grade over standard test lengths (ISO 13910). If tension tests are omitted, tension strength may be taken as 0.55 × declared bending strength. The standard addresses effects of multiple joints and introduces a k factor to allow for joint multiplicity in analytical assessments.
- Adhesive requirements: Adhesives must comply with Service Class 2 or 3 of ISO 20152‑1; Service Class 3 is required for full weather exposure.
- Bond integrity: Glue bond quality is verified by wood fibre failure (Annex D) or cyclic delamination (Annex E) or nationally accepted methods; cyclic delamination is unsuitable for very short finger joints (