Wood Information Sheet 1-6 Glued laminated timber - an introduction
Publication Year
1995
Document Status
Withdrawn
Abstract
Aesthetically attractive structural timber components of large sizes and complex shapes can be fabricated from shorter rectangular pieces (laminates) by the process of glued lamination, known as glulam. This WI sheet is intended as an introduction to glulam.
Publisher Information
BM TRADA
BM TRADA originates during the 1930s when a forerunner of what later became the Timber Research and Development Association (TRADA) was set up to promote the use of wood in construction. Their publishing programme delivers an extensive range of timber information - Eurocode 5 guidance, span tables, Wood Information Sheets and technical manuals on timber structures, characteristics, performance aspects such as fire and durability, and common applications.
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