Glulam Connections
Glulam Connections
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I am looking for a good reference on design of heavy glulam trusses, with particular emphasis on connections design. The APA guides are OK for conventional trusses, but they seem to have limited resources for heavier, customized design. Any suggestions are welcome.






RE: Glulam Connections
Breyer, Fridley, and Cobeen, McGraw-Hill
Has pretty good treatment of connection design. At the level you are seeking, the design is a bit more than "cookbook". You'll have to slug it out through the details of edge distances, stress direction vs. wood properties, etc.
RE: Glulam Connections
Breyer's book is, without a doubt, my favorite textbook.
RE: Glulam Connections
Thanks for your suggestions. These are excellent books indeed. It appears, that our selection of reference materials on glulam and heavy timbers is quite limited when compared to other building materials.
RE: Glulam Connections
Refer AITC “ Timber Construction Manual” Chapter 6- Design of Structural Systems. All the details are available includes Design, Erection and connections etc.,. For design of timber structural systems both Glued laminated Timber and swan lumber as per AITC provisions are available in STAAD.Pro.
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