Excerpt from the Engineered Wood Construction Guide, Form E30. Includes product descriptions and specification recommendations for structural composite lumber. Only available as a downloadable pdf file. Revised December 2019.

APA Form G535 provides guidance for notching and drilling on LVL when the end notching and drilling of horizontal through-thickness holes cannot be avoided. APA Technical Note V900 provides an analytical tool in situations when horizontal holes exceeding the guidance provided in G535 are necessary. Revised February 2020.

Provides recommendations for safe handling and storage of I-joists and LVL. Best practices for cut-up at distribution and moisture effects are also discussed. Issued March 2005. Only available as a downloadable pdf file. Issued March 2005.

Explains the difference between Apparent MOE (E_apparent) and Shear-Free MOE (E_shear-free) in glulam beams, where they are used, how to deal with them when designing and how to make meaningful comparisons between the two different types of published values for E. Revised April 10, 2015, 2 pages.

LVL scaffold planks must meet additional requirements stipulated in OSHA and ANSI/ASSE A10.8 and must be trademarked as such. A scaffold plank must support at a  minimum a 250-pound person at the center of a 10-ft span. Issued June 25, 2015.

This paper explains the relationships among bending deflection, shear deflection, total deflection, apparent modulus of elasticity and true modulus of elasticity in prismatic bending members. Revised December 31, 2013.

Overview of engineered wood products and the applications in which they are used. Revised December 2010.

Dimensions and tolerances, performance requirements, test methods and qualification policy for APA Performance Rated Rim Boards. Revised January 2022.

Structural Composite Lumber: 1.7e, 1.55e, 1.35e Durastrand® Laminated Strand Lumber (LSL), and 1.5e, 1.3e, 0.8e Durastrand® Oriented Strand Lumber (OSL).
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