Glued Laminated Timber Beams - GLULAM

The products included in the study are represented by load-bearing construction elements in laminated wood - beams - of different shapes and thicknesses used in the construction of wooden structures.

Laminated wood is made up of at least three dried planks or lamellae glued together with parallel fibres. The timber is planed and classified into strength classes by visual or mechanical classification. The adhesive used for gluing the slats must meet the requirements of the load-bearing wooden structural components. The suitability of wood species in glulam construction must agree with the EN 14080 standard: the most commonly used are spruce, fin, pine and larch.