A glulam is made with multiple layers of solid wood lumber bonded together with high strength adhesive to form a single structural unit.
What is laminated timber beams.
Timber technologies glue laminated beams are superior in all strength characteristics to solid sawn lumber and pound for pound stronger than steel.
Aitc capacity tables provide the uniformly distributed load that a glued laminated timber beam can support based on beam size span and material properties.
In north america the material providing the laminations is termed laminating stock or lamstock.
Versa lam laminated veneer lumber lvl beams and headers eliminate twisting shrinking and splitting and deliver flatter quieter floors and structures.
Clt offers design flexibility and low environmental impacts.
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Cross laminated timber clt is a large scale prefabricated solid engineered wood panel.
Our versa lam lvl is manufactured in either alexandria lena louisiana in eastern united states or in white city oregon for the western united states.
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.
Lightweight yet very strong with superior acoustic fire seismic and thermal performance clt is also fast and easy to install generating almost no waste onsite.
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Builders often refer collectively to all types of laminated beams or other laminated structural wood materials as glulams.
Glue laminated glulam beams.
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These tables are provided as a guideline.
Aitc beam capacity tables.
Not only is it a solid material but it is widely available on the market.
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Glued laminated timber also known as glulam is a versatile and innovative construction material that builders love to use for commercial and residential projects.
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.
The term glulam is an abbreviated term that stands for glue laminated timber.
Glulam beams manufactured by apa members are certified with the apa trademark.
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Table specifications are provided with each table indicating conditions and assumptions used to calculate the loads.