Curved and arched glulams calvert co inc.
Arched glue laminated beams.
Factory made members can be formed into any practical shape and any desired size.
Radial curved elliptical shapes and reverse curves are all possible.
Use beam stress combinations e g.
Outside edge of glulam follows the straight wall arch leg up to the eave arch knee then follows the straight roof slope arch.
Aitc capacity tables provide the uniformly distributed load that a glued laminated timber beam can support based on beam size span and material properties.
Glue laminated glulam beams timber technologies glue laminated beams are superior in all strength characteristics to solid sawn lumber and pound for pound stronger than steel.
Curved beams and custom fabrication is available.
Our laminated wood is readily available and generally requires less lead time than other structural framing systems.
They resist checking and twisting because of the use of multiple plies of kiln dried lumber bonded together with waterproof phenol resorcinol adhesive.
The flexibility of glulam beams allows for the designer s creative imagination to be realised.
These tables are provided as a guideline.
Products work well in single or multi family residential as well as light commercial projects.
Apa certified for quality assurance.
Boise glulam is a strong cost effective wood beam solution which can be used as beams or columns in a multitude of building design applications.
The tightness of the radius will determine the thickness of the laminations.
Can manufacture a variety of different types of curved glulams including the standard constant radius curve tudor arches and peak and cambered glulams.
Unalam glulam products are manufactured in a variety of shapes and sizes to suit your building needs.
Aitc beam capacity tables.
Glulam beams with constant cross section and radius for barrel or dome roof profiles.
We can manufacture most custom curved shapes including s curves side curves parabolic arches double compound curves and tight radius curves with.
Table specifications are provided with each table indicating conditions and assumptions used to calculate the loads.
Our titan timber beams resist checking and twisting and are job site ready with one piece construction and more cost efficient than lvl and psl.
The glue lines are usually exaggerated on the cut side.
Rigidply rafters inc has been manufacturing glue laminated products since 1954.
A traditional 3 hinge arch design commonly used in glulam structures.
Our structural glulam units are available in columns trusses arches purlins and beams floor and roof.
In addition to making curved beams american laminators can also manufacture beams with one side curved and the other side straight.
Laminated beams are superior in all strength characteristics to solid sawn lumber.