Thor,
I haven't had any problems ignoring moisture volume changes either.
Regards,
H. Daryl Richardson
----- Original Message -----From: Thor TandySent: Friday, August 17, 2007 11:06 PMSubject: RE: glulam shrinkageFWIW there probably is change, however to date, for design purposes, I've had no problem with ignoring changes in engineered product - they are, after all, mainly resins ...Thor A. Tandy P.Eng, MIStructE, Struct EngVictoria, BCCanada-----Original Message-----
From: Daryl Richardson [mailto:h.d.richardson@shaw.ca]
Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 6:36 PM
To: seaint@seaint.org
Subject: Re: glulam shrinkageDavid, Robert,Actually, a gluelam may increase or decrease in volume with changes in moisture content. This may be affected by the relative humidity on the environment where it is located.Just don't ask me how much.Regards,H. Daryl Richardson----- Original Message -----From: Robert KazanjySent: Friday, August 17, 2007 6:57 PMSubject: Re: glulam shrinkageBeing engineered timber fab'd from KD lumber I would expect close to no shrinkage
APA link
http://www.apawood.org/glu_level_b.cfm?content=prd_glu_bui_floors
cheers
Bob
On 8/17/07, David Topete <dtopete@gfdseng.com> wrote: