When used in heavy timber construction glulam ensures high earthquake resistance and excellent resistance to aggressive substances.
Glulam of glue laminated timber.
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.
Glued laminated timber glulam is manufactured by bonding together individual laminations of solid timber.
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There are pros and cons to using solid sawn beams versus glue laminated timber.
The roots of our company reach the year of 1975 when we began woodworking.
Aitc represents glued laminated timber manufacturers in the u s as well as various installers suppliers sales representatives engineers architects designers and researchers.
Glulam glued laminated timber consists of small wood laminations bonded together in parallel using structural adhesives.
Natural timber beams have several limitations.
This produces members of rectangular cross section that are larger.
The american institute of timber construction aitc is the national technical trade association of the structural glued laminated glulam timber industry.
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.
Glue laminated timber has almost the same load bearing capacity as steel but a far lower weight and excellent fire resistance due to its charring characteristics.
First they are generally straight.
It consists of at least three layers of dried softwood boards or board lamellas glued together with their fibers aligned parallel to each other.
Glue laminated timber glulam is a structural engineered wood product commonly used for beams and columns in residential and commercial applications.
5 3 3 exterior grade glulam excluding marine ground contact and below ground applications.
Glulam beams manufactured by apa members are certified with the apa trademark.
2002 became the year of the breakthrough for our company when we acknowledged the technology of glued laminated timber.
Glued laminated timber also called glulam is a type of structural engineered wood product comprising a number of layers of dimensioned lumber bonded together with durable moisture resistant structural adhesives.
Glulam glued laminated timber is an industrial manufactured product used for load bearing structures.
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They can have curves cut into them but the timber will be weakened structurally and care has to be taken to leave enough continuous grain.
5 3 2 exterior grade glulam including marine ground contact and below ground applications.