The strength of Norwegian glued laminated beams

Kjell Solli; Erik Aasheim; Robert H. Falk

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The strength of Norwegian glued laminated beams

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Authors:

Kjell Solli, Erik Aasheim, Robert H. Falk

Year:

1992

Type:

Miscellaneous Publication

Station:

Forest Products Laboratory

Source:

Proceedings, 25th meeting of International Council for Building Structures; 1992 August 24-27; Ahus, Sweden. Ahus, Sweden: CIB - W18, 1992. 8 pages

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Abstract

This paper focuses on the characterization and the performance of glued laminated (glulam) timber beams manufactured from machine stress graded Norwegian spruce in comparison to developing CEN standards. Material property testing indicated that the supplied laminating timber can be represented by two CEN strength classes, C37-14E and C30-12E, with about 50% yield in each class. Beams constructed from these grades exhibited strength and stiffness meeting the requirements of CEN combinations LH35, LH40 and LC38.

Keywords

Glulam, glued laminated beams, Norway spruce, CEN standards

Citation

Solli, Kjell; Aasheim, Erik; Falk, Robert H. 1992. The strength of Norwegian glued laminated beams. Proceedings, 25th meeting of International Council for Building Structures; 1992 August 24-27; Ahus, Sweden. Ahus, Sweden: CIB - W18, 1992. 8 pages