Green oak - back in the frame

Timber designers usually consider connection design to be the most difficult area in timber engineering. The traditional mechanical fasteners for structural timber are divided into two groups depending on how they transfer the forces between the connected members - 'dowel-type fasteners' and 'metal connectors'.

This Wood Information Sheet (WIS)...

Glued laminated timber (glulam) beams and columns have been used for decades as an engineered timber product that allows designers to span further, carrying heavier loads while retaining all of the benefits of using wood in structures.

Article from Timber 2016 Industry Yearbook

In buildings such as swimming pools, grit salt storage facilities and agricultural spaces there is a need for the provision of corrosion-resistant structure. Timber structures are an effective solution in these instances. However, within these structures it is also necessary to use corrosion-resistant connections.

In recent years, interest in...