LVL: The Engineered Wood That Builds Taller, Stronger, Greener

YELUWOOD — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:28:45 +0000

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1. Product Definition & Manufacturing
Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) is an engineered wood product manufactured by bonding 3 mm rotary-peeled veneers (Douglas-fir, Southern pine, larch or poplar) with weather-resistant phenolic adhesive under heat and high pressure. All veneers are grain-aligned in one direction to maximise bending strength and stiffness; defects are dispersed, producing an exceptionally homogeneous billet that can be sawn into almost any length (up to 24 m) or thickness (38鈥� mm) .
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2. Key Performance Attributes
鈥� High strength-to-weight ratio: Twice the strength of steel by weight; design values are predictable and code-listed .
鈥� Dimensional stability: Factory-dried (鈮� % MC) so shrinkage, warping and checking are negligible on site .

鈥� Workability: Can be sawn, drilled, nailed or bolted with ordinary carpentry tools; zero waste from knot removal .
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3. Primary Construction Applications
鈥� Beams, headers, lintels, ridge beams 鈥� residential & commercial .
鈥� Floor & roof joists, rafters, purlins, hip/valley members 鈥� including long clear spans .
鈥� Flange stock for prefabricated wood I-joists (major end-use) .
鈥� Columns, wall studs, shear walls in mid-rise timber buildings .
鈥� Concrete formwork beams & soldiers, scaffolding planks, truck decking 鈥� orange colour-coded grades available .
鈥� Modular / off-site construction: precise, pre-cut LVL cassettes speed erection and reduce site labour .

Laminated Veneer Lumber delivers steel-like strength, concrete-competitive spans and wood鈥檚 sustainability in one engineered product. It is the go-to material whenever structural reliability, long clear spans or weight savings are paramount in modern wood-frame, hybrid or mass-timber construction.
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Beams – YELUWOOD

LVL: The Engineered Wood That Builds Taller, Stronger, Greener