Connection Design Methodology for Structural Composite Lumber

Topics:
Civil and Environmental,
Construction Materials
Tags:
Connection,
NDS-97,
Species,
Structural Composite Lumber,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Overview: Structural Composite Lumber (SCL) defines a class of engineered wood products made from adhering veneer sheets or wooden strips together with exterior structural adhesives. This results in a lumber-like material with far more homogeneous structural characteristics that makes far more efficient use of the raw material than does solid-sawn lumber. NDS-97 contains allowable design values for connections based on their application to various species and species groups of solid-sawn lumber only. For purposes of connection design, these species are grouped by their specific gravity (SG). This paper discusses the issue of connection design for SCL using the NDS-97.

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Format: PDF | Size: 237KB | Date: Jan 2000 | Pages: 23

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