WOOD SPECIFICATION

FOR CONSTRUCTION
IRONWOOD AND KAPUR WOOD FOR KELONG CONSTRUCTION
Table of Wood Density
STIFFNESS/ COMPRESSIVE
DENSITY/ MODULUS OF STRENGTH
LEVEL SPECIFIC GRAVITY ELASTICITY
Table of Wood Durability
DURABILITY LEVEL
USAGE CONDITIONS

Always associated with moist soil. 8yrs 5yrs 3yrs Very short Very short

Only affected by weather, but keep it safe 20yrs 15yrs 10yrs Few years Very short
from being submerged in water and lack
of air.
Un Un Very Few years Short
Under roof protection, not associated limit limit long
with moist soil and not lacking of air. ed ed

Same with earlier condition but well mai Un Un Un 20yrs 20yrs

ntained and regularly painted. limit limit limit
ed ed ed

Soil termite attacks. no Rarely Fast Very fast Very fast

Wood powder attacks. no no no Very fast

no

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IRONWOOD DEFINITION
Ironwood or also called ‘kayu ulin’ is a typical tree from Kalimantan region.
This wood is often used as building materials, such as houses, bridges,
electric poles, and shipping construction. This wood is classified as a type
of wood that has a class 1 durability level and its strength level is also class
1. That means this wood is truly durable and strong.
This wood is classified as special, iron wood is very resistant to
temperature changes, humidity and the influence of sea water. Therefore,
people often use it in the manufacture of various kinds of heavy
construction that requires the quality of raw materials with very good
durability and strength such as in the construction of buildings submerged
in water, docks, bridges, electric poles, railroad pads and various kinds
other heavy construction.
IRONWOOD IDENTIFICATION

Name Ironwood / Kayu Ulin

Local Name

Other Name

Latin Name
Family

Native area
Tree Structure Tree height up to 30 m, branch length 10-20 m, diameter up to 100 cm, 10 m wide
The outer skin is reddish brown to dark brown or gray brown, 2-9 cm thick,
sometimes grooved very superficially, peeling a lot of small and thin

Tree Figure
IRONWOOD IDENTIFICATION
Color Wood terraces are yellow brown, gray brown / blackish. Sapwood is light yellow-
brown and has a clear boundary with wooden terraces

Texture and fiber direction Rough and straight

Impression of Touch Slippery on the surface

Density/ Specific Gravity

-Maximum
-Minimum
-Average
Durability Hard to preserved

Durability Level

Strength Level

Expansion Low

Bending strength High

Hardness Very hard

Character of usage Bit difficult

Drying very slow and easy to experience cracks at the end and on the wood surface

Function Heavy construction, railroad pads, bridges, electric poles

Kapur Wood Definition
Limestone trees have two kind of sizes: big and tall. The diameter of the
stem reaches 70 cm and even 150 meters high the tree reaches 60 mete
rs. The bark color is brown and reddish brown in the inside. The trunk
will emit lime aroma when being cut. Lime leaves are single and
interspersed, have stipules on the armpit side, with leaf surfaces glowing
, and secondary leaf bones pinnate very tightly with stipules shaped line
and very easy to shed. Medium-sized flowers, the petals are of the same
size, have elliptical crowns, bloom, white waxy, and have 30 stamens.
The Cretaceous tree has 5 large, shiny, and winged fruits. Lime plants
(Dryobalanops aromatica) grow in mixed dipterocarp forests height of
300 meters above sea level. The spread of this rare plant starts from
Indonesia (island Sumatra and Kalimantan) and Malaysia (Peninsular
Malaysia, Sabah, and Sarawak). In addition to producing camphor, the
Lime Tree can also be used as wood building materials, shipping, walls
and floors because they have good wood quality.
KAPUR WOOD IDENTIFICATION

Name Kayu Kapur / Chalk wood

Local Name

Other Name

Latin Name

Family

Native area

Tree Structure Height reaches 40 m, branch-free length 15-30 m, diameter can reach 150 cm.
Cylindrical and straight rod shape, buttresses can reach 3 m

Tree Figure
KAPUR WOOD IDENTIFICATION
Color Wood terraces are red / brown red and sapwood almost white to light yellow

Texture and fiber direction Somewhat rough & evenly distributed

Impression of Touch Slippery

Density/ Specific Gravity 0,94

-Maximum
-Minimum
0,63
-Average 0,81
Durability Hard to preserved, but easy to be penetrated

Durability Level II-III

Strength Level II-(I)
Expansion Medium

Bending strength Low

Hardness Medium

Character of usage Bit difficult

Drying easy but often cracking on the tip

Function Building wood, plywood, wood tools, floors, boards, shipping wood, door & window frames