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CROSS LAMINATED TIMBER [3 records]

Record 1 2016-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Products
  • Reconstituted-Wood Products
  • Construction Materials
DEF

A ... manufactured composite wood product made up of a combination of smaller wood members, wafers or fibres bonded together with adhesives to make larger structural products.

OBS

Examples of engineered wood products :cross laminated timber, high-density fibreboard, glulam, I-joist or wood I-joist, laminated strand lumber, laminated veneer lumber, oriented strand board, parallel strand lumber, plywood, structural composite lumber and waferboard.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Produits du bois
  • Bois reconstitués
  • Matériaux de construction
DEF

[...] produit de bois composite fabriqué à partir d’un amalgame de particules de bois (copeaux ou fibres) réunies au moyen d'adhésifs afin de créer de grands éléments structuraux.

OBS

Exemples de produits de bois d'ingénierie : bois de charpente composite, bois de copeaux parallèles, bois de longs copeaux lamellés, bois en placage stratifié, bois lamellé-croisé, contreplaqué, lamellé collé, panneau de fibres haute densité, panneau de copeaux ou panneau de grandes particules ou panneau gaufré, panneau de copeaux orientés et poutrelle ou solive en I.

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
  • Fire Prevention
CONT

Charring rate experiments conducted in Switzerland found that the adhesive used in the manufacturing of CLT [cross laminated timber] panels can have a significant impact on the charring rate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
  • Prévention des incendies
CONT

Des essais réalisés en Suisse sur le taux de carbonisation ont révélé que la colle qui entre dans la fabrication des CLT [panneaux lamellés-croisés] peut influer sensiblement sur le taux de carbonisation.

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-10-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Insulation and Acoustical Design
CONT

The low damping ratio(about 1% critical damping ratio) is one of the weaknesses of CLT [cross laminated timber] floors.

PHR

Critical, low damping ratio.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Isolation et acoustique architecturale
CONT

Le faible rapport d'amortissement (environ 1 % du rapport d'amortissement critique) compte parmi les points faibles des planchers en CLT [panneaux lamellés-croisés].

PHR

Rapport d'amortissement critique, faible.

Spanish

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