ENGINEERED TIMBER PRODUCT

ENGINEERED TIMBER PRODUCT

1. SOLID PRODUCTS

   • LVL-Laminated Veneer Lumber
     • made from laminating thin sheet of timber
     • most laminates with grain aligned to longitudinal direction
       • GLULAM-Glue Laminated Timber
         • CLT-Cross Laminated Timber
           • made by gluing & pressing thin laminated together to form a sheet. laminated grain laid in alternate directions. provides strength in 2 directions
             • PLYWOOD
               • MDF-Medium Density Fiberboard
                 • CHIPBOARD & STRANDBOARD
                   • made by layering hardwood/softwood residuals(chips, strands) in specific orientations with wax & a resin binder by applying high temperature & pressure
                   • USES: as part of structural systems/ cladding finish
                 • more dense than PLYWOOD
                 • made by breaking down hardwood/softwood waste into wood fibres, combining it with wax & a resin binder by applying high temperature & pressure
                 • USES: non -structural applications
               • USES: structural bracing, structural flooring, formworks, joinery, marine applications
           • USES: structural panels (horizontal & vertical)
         • made from gluing pieces of dressed sawn timber
     • USES: mainly structural (beams posts portal frames)
     • very deep & long section possible

2. OTHER MANUFACTURED PRODUCT

   • I BEAMS
     • BOX BEAMS
       • TIMBER FLANGED STEEL WEB JOISTS
         • lightweight, open webs give access for service
           • webs by light tubes solid rounds corrugated sheets
             • uses: floor joists/ rafter
       • timber/LVL flanges two PLYWOOD/OSBwebs
       • suitable for lager spans, torsionally stiff
       • can use decorative plywood
       • uses: floor joists/ rafter
     • timber/LVL flanges PLYWOOD/OSBwebs
     • lightweight, suitable for medium spans
     • uses: floor joists/ rafter