Abstract:
Nibung has been found in Riau Province, esspecealy in Bengkalis regency and reputed as
the symbol of unity and fraternity of society and also identy flora for Riau Province. This
research aimed to evaluated physical properties based on depth variation (heart, the
midlle of bark, and edge of bark) and the height of trank (base, in the midle and end). The
testing of physical properties are based on Britis Standard 373-1975. The wet moisture
content of Nibung trunk among 40-200%, density of nibung trunk between 0,15-0,67 cm3,
and the highest value of swelling three direction is in tangensial to radial and the lowers is
longitudinal (tangensial > radial > longitudinal). The result of density test was included in
class II (good) and can be base of tructural buid