Curved Glulam Roof Detail

The flexibility of glulam beams allows for the designer s creative imagination to be realised.

Curved glulam roof detail. The interior side of the arch uses a continuous ply curved at the knee. Let your architectural creativity run wild. Outside edge of glulam follows the straight wall arch leg up to the eave arch knee then follows the straight roof slope arch arm arch leg and arm taper down to the base and peak depths. The curved glulam pine beams are anchored to the elevated concrete slab of the house base covering the entire space and also reflect the quality of the live oak limbs.

Our in house engineers and sales personnel can work with you to help realize your architectural visions. A variety of structural components can be formed using glulam including parallel beams pre cambered beams sloped beams curved beams flight beams and trusses. The tightness of the radius will determine the thickness of the laminations. Factory made members can be formed into any practical shape and any desired size.

A traditional 3 hinge arch design commonly used in glulam structures. The design possibilities are virtually limitless. Glulam is manufactured as standard units and custom made to customer requirements in any length dimension strength class and surface quality. The architect also uses shiplap.

Glulam just like other timber swells when the moisture content increases and shrinks when the moisture content decreases. While this is true for solid sawn as well as glued laminated glulam timbers the larger sizes and longer spans made possible with glulam components make the proper detailing of connections even more critical. Glulam elements glulam elements for use in roofs ceilings and walls are produced in a great variety of designs. Because of their composition large glulam members can be manufactured from a variety of smaller trees harvested from second and third growth forests and plantations.

Glulam beams optimise the structural values of a renewable resource wood. When compared to concrete and steel glulam can produce a lighter weight structure with a lesser carbon footprint that is much stronger pound for pound. Rigidply rafters can design and create curved structural and non structural members for even the most complex members. Connections are usually made with bolts or plain steel dowels and steel plates.

Radial curved elliptical shapes and reverse curves are all possible. Proper connection details are important to the structural performance and serviceability of any timber framed struc ture.