Cross Laminated Timber Glulam Texture

Download seamless clt and glulam textures taken from the design building at umass amherst.

Cross laminated timber glulam texture.

In a solid wooden beam however a single knot can significantly impair its strength. In glued laminated wood there is only a small risk of defects such as large knots occurring in the same cross section. Glulam may be manufactured with outer laminates of higher quality than the inner laminates. When used in heavy timber construction glulam ensures high earthquake resistance and excellent resistance to aggressive substances.

Aesthetic expectations for cross laminated timber clt and nail laminated timber nlt are agreed upon between the building designer and manufacturer fabricator and described in the product specifications whereas grades for glued laminated timber glulam are standardized. The lamination effect for glulam. Normal and bump maps are available as well as a revit project file and material library with the textures already loaded in. According to structurecraft cross laminated timber clt panels are formed by stacking and gluing together successive perpendicular layers of wood.

Glulam glue laminated timber has almost the same load bearing capacity as steel but a far lower weight and excellent fire resistance due to its charring characteristics. For mass timber specification of appearance grade varies by product.