Glulam Design Specification & Layup Publications Updated

Glulam PublicationsAPA has updated two publications pertaining to glued laminated timber (glulam) design specifications and layup combinations.

Glulam Design Specification, Form EWS Y117, provides updated information regarding glulam layup principles, allowable stresses, specification guidelines and design values. Supplement publication Glulam Layup Combinations, Form EWS Y117-SUP, includes additional APA EWS Layup Combination tables. Both documents were previously published together under the title Glulam Design Properties and Layup Combinations.

These updated publications are available as free downloadable PDFs.

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