Structural Properties of Commercial Australian Plantation Hardwood CLT

Significant volumes of plantation hardwood are available in Australia to produce value-added engineered wood products such as cross-laminated timber (CLT). To validate the possibility utilising this resource, bending structural properties Eucalyptus nitens solid board and finger-jointed feedstock were measured. The studied CLT panels produced from lamellas subjected strength, stiffness, rolling shear strength bending, pure tests obtain characteristic design values. Solid test results suggested that boards used longitudinal have a 36.0 MPa modulus elasticity (MOE) 13,000 MPa. Finger-jointed crossed presented declared 25.0 showed 24.0 2.0 experimental for evidenced stiffness matches up very well with modelled when an MOE is describe boards. study establish basis commercial use Australian applications floors roofs residential buildings.