Description

Cross-laminated timber (CL) offers opportunities to use timber in situations where designers would normally use traditional materials such as steel, concrete and masonry. As with any new structural material, it is essential that designers understand how to achieve its potential while respecting its limitations.

This wood information sheet follows on from WIS 2/3-61 and covers:
How the panels can be assembled into various configurations.
The principal connection types and variants.
Shrinkage.
Fire resistance.
Vibration.
Disproportionate collapse.

A limited number of hard copies are available on request.

The sister Wood Information Sheet WIS 2/3 - 61 Cross laminated timber: Introduction for specifiers is also now available through the TRADA Bookshop. Click Here

For an explanation of the design principles see TRADA’s Guidance Document 10: Cross-laminated Timber (Eurocode 5) Design Guide for Project Feasibility.

A worked example of a theoretical 12-storey CL structure has been published separately to demonstrate how a structure of this height can be achieved using this material.

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