Glue Laminated Timber Sizing

Reference data and engineering information about glue laminated timber sizing for material properties applications.

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Overview

Engineering reference data for Glue Laminated Timber Sizing in material science and properties.

Key Formulas

Stress

$\sigma = \frac{F}{A}$

Force per unit area.

Strain

$\varepsilon = \frac{\Delta L}{L_0}$

Change in length per original length.

Hooke's Law

$\sigma = E \varepsilon$

Stress proportional to strain in elastic region.

Thermal Expansion

$\Delta L = \alpha L_0 \Delta T$

Length change due to temperature.

Variables

Symbol	Description	Unit
$\sigma$	Stress	Pa
$\varepsilon$	Strain	—
$E$	Young's modulus	Pa
$\alpha$	Thermal expansion coefficient	1/°C
$\Delta T$	Temperature change	°C

Glulam Timber Dimensions

Glulam timber beams are available in standard nominal widths, which correspond to specific actual dimensions. The table below provides these measurements for common glulam sizes.

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Standard nominal and actual widths for Glued Laminated Timber (Glulam) beams.
Nominal(in)	Actual(in)
3	2 1/4
4	3 1/8
6	5 1/8
8	6 3/4
10	8 3/4
12	10 3/4
14	12 1/4
16	14 1/4

Source: engineeringtoolbox.com

Note: 1 inch = 25.4 mm

References

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Source: engineeringtoolbox.com