ASD/LRFD Manual - American Wood Council
ASD/LRFD Manual - American Wood Council
ASD/LRFD Manual - American Wood Council
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32 M5: structural glued laminated timber<br />
M5.4 Special Design Considerations<br />
General<br />
The section contains information concerning physical<br />
properties of structural glued laminated timber members<br />
including specific gravity and response to moisture or<br />
temperature.<br />
In addition to designing to accommodate dimensional<br />
changes and detailing for durability, another significant<br />
issue in the planning of wood structures is that of fire<br />
performance, which is discussed in Chapter M16.<br />
Specific Gravity<br />
Table M5.4-1 provides specific gravity values for some<br />
of the most common wood species used for structural glued<br />
laminated timber. These values are used in determining<br />
various physical and connection properties. Further, weight<br />
factors are provided at four moisture contents. When the<br />
cross-sectional area (in. 2 ) is multiplied by the appropriate<br />
weight factor, it provides the weight of the structural glued<br />
laminated timber member per linear foot of length. For<br />
other moisture contents, the tabulated weight factors can<br />
be interpolated or extrapolated.<br />
Structural glued laminated timber members often are<br />
manufactured using different species at different portions<br />
of the cross section. In this case the weight of the structural<br />
glued laminated timber may be computed by the sum of<br />
the products of the cross-sectional area and the weight<br />
factor for each species.<br />
Dimensional Changes<br />
See M4.4 for information on calculating dimensional<br />
changes due to moisture or temperature.<br />
Durability<br />
See M4.4 for information on detailing for durability.<br />
Table M5.4-1<br />
Average Specific Gravity and Weight Factor<br />
Weight Factor 2<br />
Species Combination Specific Gravity 1 12% 15% 19% 25%<br />
California Redwood (close grain) 0.44 0.195 0.198 0.202 0.208<br />
Douglas Fir-Larch 0.50 0.235 0.238 0.242 0.248<br />
Douglas Fir (South) 0.46 0.221 0.225 0.229 0.235<br />
Eastern Spruce 0.41 0.191 0.194 0.198 0.203<br />
Hem-Fir 0.43 0.195 0.198 0.202 0.208<br />
Red Maple 0.58 0.261 0.264 0.268 0.274<br />
Red Oak 0.67 0.307 0.310 0.314 0.319<br />
Southern Pine 0.55 0.252 0.255 0.259 0.265<br />
Spruce-Pine-Fir (North) 0.42 0.195 0.198 0.202 0.208<br />
Yellow Poplar 0.43 0.213 0.216 0.220 0.226<br />
1. Specific gravity is based on weight and volume when ovendry.<br />
2. Weight factor shall be multiplied by net cross-sectional area in in. 2 to obtain weight in pounds per lineal foot.<br />
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