In north america the material providing the laminations is termed laminating stock or lamstock.
Blued laminated construction.
A glue laminated timber is an engineered wood product meaning it is made from wood but is machined and assembled to precise specifications to create a predictable dimensionally stable building material.
Glued laminated timber also abbreviated glulam is a type of structural engineered wood product constituted by layers of dimensional lumber bonded together with durable moisture resistant structural adhesives.
The idea of laminating lumber with glue for use as beams was originally conceived on job sites in europe over 100 years ago.
The glulam product guide form x440 describes apa trademarked glulam addresses important design considerations and includes a specification guide it also highlights some of the many applications where glulam is used in construction.
When glued with industrial adhesives usually melamine or polyurethane resin.
This engineered wood product is composed of multiple laminations of kiln dried end.
Other common engineered wood products include plywood oriented strandboard osb and laminated veneer lumber lvl.
Download the glued laminated beam design tables form s475 provide recommended preliminary design loads for two of the most common glulam.
Glue laminated construction glulam products are large manufactured structural products used in commercial and residential applications.