Mass Timber | Mass Timber Construction | What is Mass Timber Construction | Types of Mass Timber
Mass Timber is a category of framing styles typically characterized by large solid wood panels for wall, floor and roof construction.
What is Mass Timber Construction:
Mass timber construction, in contrast to light to light-frame wood construction, is built using engineered wood products typically made of large, solid wood panels, columns or beams often manufactured off-site for load-bearing wall, floor, roof construction, Mass timber is engineered for high strength ratings like concrete and steel but significantly in lighter weight, Mass timber products are thick, compressed layers of wood, creatin strong, structural load-bearing elements that can be structure into panelized components, they are typically formed through lamination, fasteners, or adhesives.
- Cross-laminated Timber (CLT)
- Nail-laminated Timber(NLT)
- Glued- laminated Timber( Glulam)
- Dowel -laminated Timber
- Laminated veneer lumber(LVL)
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