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Record 1 2016-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Products
  • Construction Materials
  • Modern Construction Methods
  • Structural Framework
DEF

A material fabricated by joining two or more layers of wood with an adhesive so that the grains of all the layers are approximately parallel.

CONT

Glulam is used for columns and for beams and frequently for curved members loaded in combined bending and compression.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Produits du bois
  • Matériaux de construction
  • Procédés de construction modernes
  • Charpentes
DEF

Matériau constitué de lamelles de bois collées les unes sur les autres fil à fil, souvent sous forte pression.

CONT

Le lamellé-collé est utilisé pour les poutres et les colonnes et il est souvent employé pour les éléments cintrés qui sont soumis à une charge flexion-compression.

PHR

charpente en lamellé-collé

Spanish

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