Connecting rods 1 Dominant mode 1 Epoxy adhesives 1 Forests 1 Glued-in rod 1 Gluing 1 Glulam timber connection 1 Grain 1 Grain angles 1 Grain direction Grain orientation 1 Heritiera elata 1 Pull-out strength 1 Pull-out test 1 Research 1 Steel research 1 Timber 1 Timber connections 1 design 1 dicotyledon 1 displacement 1 experiment 1 loading 1 pullout test 1 steel 1 strength 1 timber 1 wood 1