Chapter 9:Red maple lumber resources for glued-laminated timber beams

John J. Janowiak; Harvey B. Manbeck; Roland Hernandez; Russell C. Moody

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Chapter 9:Red maple lumber resources for glued-laminated timber beams

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Authors:

John J. Janowiak, Harvey B. Manbeck, Roland Hernandez, Russell C. Moody

Year:

2005

Type:

Book Chapter

Station:

Forest Products Laboratory

Source:

Undervalued hardwoods for engineered materials and components. Madison, WI : Forest Products Society ; Marquette, MI : Northern Initiative, [c2005]: Pages 93-114.

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Abstract

This chapter evaluates the performance of red maple glulam beams made from two distinctly different lumber resources: 1. logs sawn using practices normally used for hardwood appearance lumber recovery; and 2. lower-grade, smaller-dimension lumber primarily obtained from residual log cants.

Keywords

Acer rubrum, modulus of elasticity, bridges, design, construction, laminated wood, testing, red maple, wooden bridges, elasticity, stiffness, bending strength, stress-laminated bridges, performance testing, glulam timbers, timber bridges

Citation

Janowiak, John J.; Manbeck, Harvey B.; Hernandez, Roland; Moody, Russell C. 2005. Chapter 9:Red maple lumber resources for glued-laminated timber beams. Undervalued hardwoods for engineered materials and components. Madison, WI : Forest Products Society ; Marquette, MI : Northern Initiative, [c2005]: Pages 93-114.