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LVL posts crushing plywood & plates

LVL posts crushing plywood & plates

LVL posts crushing plywood & plates

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I am designing a 4 story wood apartment building with some LVL posts with loads approaching 20K.
I have asked that all posts be on continuous LVL material, ie no interuption from plates or plywood flooring. The wall panel supplier has questioned this. Am I being unreasonable or is crushing a real concern? I am interested in the forums experience with this.

RE: LVL posts crushing plywood & plates

If the end bearing stress in the columns exceeds the allowable perpendicular to grain stress of the plate, crushing will occur. Then you either need to provide a bigger column, a plate with greater allowaable perpendicular to grain stresses, or a metal bearing plate.

Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
http://mmcengineering.tripod.com

RE: LVL posts crushing plywood & plates

Crushing and bearing reactions are always a problem, in wood framing, when you have to upgrade to engineered wood products.

Garth Dreger PE - AZ Phoenix area
As EOR's we should take the responsibility to design our structures to support the components we allow in our design per that industry standards.

RE: LVL posts crushing plywood & plates

It is a simple check and should always be done

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