Glued Laminated Beam Design Tables

Glued laminated timber (glulam) beams are used in a wide range of applications for both residential and commercial construction.

This publication is designed for: engineers, architects, designers

This publication provides several tables of recommended preliminary design loads for glulam floor and roof applications. These recommendations apply to glulam beams bearing the APA trademark.

Key sections include:

• 24F Douglas-Fir Tables

  • Section properties and capacities

  • Simple span

    • Roof – non-snow loads

    • Roof – snow loads

    • Floor

  • Cantilever span tables

    • Roof – non-snow loads

    • Roof – snow loads

• 24F Southern Pine Tables

  • Section properties and capacities

  • Simple span

    • Roof – non-snow loads

    • Roof – snow loads

    • Floor

  • Cantilever span tables

    • Roof – non-snow loads

    • Roof – snow loads

• Design examples

• Volume factors

Published by APA — The Engineered Wood Association.