Douglas Fir Glulam Beams

These tables provide cross sectional area section modulus and moment of inertia for both x x and y y axis for standard glulam sizes.

Douglas fir glulam beams.

Glulam beams are 2x4 or 2x6 douglas fir dimensional lumber layered and laminated together with durable moisture resistant structural adhesives. The douglas fir comb. Timbers and beams are a great way to add beauty and weight to any project. Poc is a naturally resistant species that is a green alternative to pressure treated wood.

Timbers come in various grades of douglas fir redwood cedar and treated options. One of the original engineered wood products. 5 stronger and more expensive and comb. These beams are 24f 1 8e or combination 50 syp.

Boise glulam beams are available sfi chain of custody or certified sourcing to earn leed or ngbs green building credits. By laminating a number of smaller pieces of timber a single large strong structural member is manufactured from smaller pieces. Rosboro started as a lumber mill over 100 years ago and since 1963 has remained a leader through innovation. Key fire rated glulam beams when wood beams are subjected to fire the sides and bottom burn and char.

Timber and beams are also characteristically larger than 4 6 in dimension however we carry anything from 3x8x12 to 8x16x24 either in stock or quickly available from one of our many reloads. Manufactured from douglas fir larch or alaska yellow cedar. Douglas fir larch western species section properties. Manufactured from douglas fir larch or port orford cedar poc.

Treated glulam beams can be used in applications where the beam will be exposed to weather insects sunlight and high moisture conditions. Douglas fir glulam glued laminated timber glulam is a structural engineered product created by laying dimensional lumber together and bonding them with structural adhesives. One of the original engineered wood products. Douglas fir larch.

Alaska yellow cedar is a naturally resistant species that is a green alternative to pressure treated wood. Aitc capacity tables provide the uniformly distributed load that a glued laminated timber beam can support based on beam size span and material properties. A history of building better. 3 layup shown on the left works well with these stresses.

Other uses include golf atv and snowmobile bridges crane mats and boardwalks. Great for decks providing an unobstructed view. Boise glulam beams are available sfi chain of custody or certified sourcing to earn leed or ngbs green building credits. This is the most common column layup used in our plants.

Founded in oregon s lush willamette valley rosboro is north america s largest producer of glulam beams. Our glulams have an architectural appearance meaning that the exposed faces have been sanded and the all exposed corners have an eased edge. This allows for the manufacture of an endless variety of creative shapes and sizes that will always maintain structural integrity. Table specifications are provided with each table indicating conditions and assumptions used to calculate the loads.