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Glued Laminated Timber Fundamentals
In Glued Laminated Timber Fundamentals, you'll learn ...
- Identify the three principle axes of wood
- Calculate the moisture content of a piece of wood
- Explain what is meant by "fiber saturation point"
- Estimate shrinkage of wood due to drying
Overview
Preview a portion of this course before purchasing it.
Credit: 2 PDH
Length: 186 pages
Structural glued laminated timber (glulam) is a material that combines the warmth and beauty of wood with modern engineering to create structures for the most demanding applications. From short-span headers and beams in residential construction, to graceful exposed arches and curved beams in churches, to long span beams and trusses for commercial spaces, glulam has the answer.
This two-hour course will provide the student with a basic understanding of structural glued laminated timber and its use as a structural material. Course topics include fundamental properties of wood, characteristics of structural lumber, and basic manufacturing concepts for structural glued laminated timber (glulam). The information presented will provide the practicing engineer with a solid foundation upon which to build for engineered timber design.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify the three principal axes of wood.
- Calculate the moisture content of a piece of wood.
- Explain the meaning of the fiber saturation point.
- Estimate wood shrinkage due to drying.
- Compare the engineering strengths and weaknesses of wood.
- Identify common lumber characteristics and explain their effects on lumber quality.
- Describe the benefits of structural glued laminated timber.
- Identify the primary standard that governs the manufacture of glulam in the United States.
- Explain why optimized layups are typically more efficient than uniform-grade layups.
- Distinguish between balanced and unbalanced layups.
- Identify quality control measures used to support good performance of glulam timbers.
Certificate of Completion
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 20 questions. PDH credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.
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Preview a portion of this course before purchasing it.
Credit: 2 PDH
Length: 186 pages
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