Laminated Veneer Lumber Beam Design

Sized to match our bci and ajs joists and other elements of the simple framing system versa lam offers quick assembly and is precision cut into more than 18 standard sizes.
Laminated veneer lumber beam design. Lpi laminated veneer lumber product specifications design values 2 floor beam quick reference tables 3 combined header quick reference tables 4 roof header quick reference tables 5 uniform floor load plf tables 6 uniform roof load plf tables 7 general information 8 lp lvl 2650f b 1 9e technical guide. Experimental tests on laminated veneer lumber lvl beams with holes and different methods of reinforcement of the holes journal of structures and buildings under review. Ardalany m carradine d fragiacomo m. Laminated veneer lumber lvl beams journal of materials and structures rilem accepted.
1 75 in x 11 87 in x 20 ft versa lam laminated veneer lumber. Our versa lam lvl is manufactured in either alexandria lena louisiana in eastern united states or in white city oregon for the western united states. Lvl offers several advantages over typical milled lumber. Structural composite lumber scl which includes laminated veneer lumber lvl parallel strand lumber psl laminated strand lumber lsl and oriented strand lumber osl is a family of engineered wood products created by layering dried and graded wood veneers strands or flakes with moisture resistant adhesive into blocks of material known as.
Problems that naturally occur as. 270wl4 3ebd 28 8wl2 ebd 5. Making the best use of resources scl basics. Made in a factory under controlled specifications it is stronger straighter and more uniform.
2 in x 12 in x 20 ft. Boises laminated veneer lumber lvl is a product that uses multiple layers of thin wood assembled with adhesives. Versa lam laminated veneer lumber lvl beams and headers eliminate twisting shrinking and splitting and deliver flatter quieter floors and structures. Engineered wood products ewp lvl span and size charts.
W uniform load plf b width of beam in l design span ft d depth of beam in equations for other conditions can be found in engineering references.