Wood-based materials
In This Series
This unit covers the following topics:
- Non-structural materials
- Structural panels
- Advantages of "engineered" timber
It introduces engineered materials such as plywood, cross-laminated timber, glulam, laminated veneer lumber (LVL), parallel strand lumber (PSL) and OSB, and I-beams.
Note: See also Wood-based panels unit in the module on Further topics in timber engineering. The structural performance of wood-based materials is covered in more detail in the modules on structural design.
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Level
Introduction | Intermediate | Advanced
- Relevance
- Architecture 50% | Engineering 50%
Suggested Reading
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Wolfson Tree Management Centre, Westonbirt Arboretum
/case-studies/wolfson-tree-management-centre-westonbirt-arboretum/ 29/03/2017 | Case Study
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Acharacle Primary School, Acharacle, Argyll
/case-studies/acharacle-primary-school-acharacle-argyll/ 04/11/2010 | Case Study
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Introducing wood
/publications/wood-information-sheets/introducing-wood/ 04/04/2016 | Wood Information Sheet
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Timbers - their properties and uses
/publications/wood-information-sheets/timbers-their-properties-and-uses/ 05/01/2015 | Wood Information Sheet
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Timber for landscape architecture
/publications/wood-information-sheets/timber-for-landscape-architecture/ 04/07/2016 | Wood Information Sheet
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Moisture in timber
/publications/wood-information-sheets/moisture-in-timber/ 14/02/2017 | Wood Information Sheet
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Timber in contemporary architecture
/books-online/timber-in-contemporary-architecture/ no published date | Books Online
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National Structural Timber Specification for Building Construction (NSTS)
http://trada.co.uk/publications/nsts/ no published date
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Timber Species Database
http://trada.co.uk/wood-species/ no published date