Glued Laminated Timber Beams

The mark signifies that the manufacturer is committed to a rigorous program of quality verification and testing and that products are manufactured in conformance with ansi standard a190 1 standard for wood products structural glued laminated timber.

Glued laminated timber beams.

Timber technologies 6 product type. Table specifications are provided with each table indicating conditions and assumptions used to calculate the loads. Engineered wood products ewp lvl span and size charts. Glued laminated timber also abbreviated glulam is a type of structural engineered wood product constituted by layers of dimensional lumber bonded together with durable moisture resistant structural adhesives.

Glulam is commonly used as the finished product. Long continuous versa stud wall framing provides superior strength stiffness and appearance in any tall wall application. Glue laminated timber glulam is a structural engineered wood product commonly used for beams and columns in residential and commercial applications. Glue laminated glulam beams.

Versa lam laminated veneer lumber lvl beams and headers eliminate twisting shrinking and splitting and deliver flatter quieter floors and structures. Glued timber is a wood product which does not fulfil the laminated timber standards but is made by gluing two or more items of sawn goods together. It is a highly visible form of mass timber in contemporary projects with long spans framing signature designs left exposed to take advantage of wood s natural aesthetic. Aitc beam capacity tables.

These tables are provided as a guideline. Aitc capacity tables provide the uniformly distributed load that a glued laminated timber beam can support based on beam size span and material properties. Boise cascade versa stud lvl sp 2650 1 7 wall framing is engineered for high quality builders who want stronger walls to resist wind loads stiffer walls for a solid feel and straight walls for a high quality finish. When exposed a glulam structure adds warmth and beauty to a building and unlike most other structural building materials.

Glulam beams manufactured by apa members are certified with the apa trademark. When making a selection below to narrow your results down each selection made will reload the page to display the desired results. Strength graded and ready finished glued timber. Glulam beam 3.

Our titan timber beams resist checking and twisting and are job site ready with one piece construction and more cost efficient than lvl and psl. In north america the material providing the laminations is termed laminating stock or lamstock. Timber technologies glue laminated beams are superior in all strength characteristics to solid sawn lumber and pound for pound stronger than steel. Click to add item 1 1 4 x 11 7 8 x 18 laminated strand lumber lsl rim board stringer blank to the compare list.