Glued Laminated Timber Connection Design Overview

Course Number: S-2007
Credit: 2 PDH
Subject Matter Expert: Farah Labib Eldib, S.E., M.Sc.
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Overview

In Glued Laminated Timber Connection Design Overview, you'll learn ...

  • Differentiate between good and poor connection details
  • Identify common fasteners used to connect glulam members to other structural components
  • Determine fastener design values for loads applied at an angle to grain
  • Determine appropriate adjustment factors for fastener design

Overview

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Credit: 2 PDH

Length: 30 pages

Structural glued laminated timber (glulam) is a material that combines the warmth and beauty of wood with modern engineering to create structures for the most demanding applications. From short-span headers and beams in residential construction, to graceful exposed arches and curved beams in churches, to long span beams and trusses for commercial spaces, glulam has the answer.

This two-hour course is designed to familiarize the student with good detailing practice for connections in structural glued laminated timber (glulam). In addition, reference design values and adjustment factors for typical fasteners used in glulam connections will be discussed. While the focus of this course is structural glued laminated timber, the principles taught are applicable to solid sawn lumber and other engineered wood products, as well.

This course builds on the knowledge obtained from the previous course Glued Laminated Timber Fundamentals. It is recommended that the student prepare for this course by reviewing the material presented in the earlier course.

Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

  • Differentiate between good and poor connection details
  • Identify common fasteners used to connect glulam members to other structural components
  • Determine fastener design values for loads applied at an angle to grain
  • Determine appropriate adjustment factors for fastener design
  • Calculate the group action factor for a row of fasteners

Certificate of Completion

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 15 questions. PDH credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.

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