Laminated Veneer Lumber is a high-strength engineered wood product made from veneers bonded together under heat and pressure. It is used for permanent structural applications including beams and rafters. POPULAR PROBLEMS WHEN IMPORTING LAMINATED VENEER LUMBER (LVL) Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) is one of the popular wood materials, and it can replace the sawn timber with some advantages. There’re also many …

Timber in Australia is treated to six levels called Hazard (H) Classes. These treatment levels indicate where the treated product may be used. Hazard ClassWhere the treated wood may be usedWhat the timber is protected againstH1Inside, under cover, protected from the weather and well ventilatedInsectsH1.2**Inside, under cover, protected from the weather subject to moistureInsects and decayH2Inside, under cover, protected from …

Note: For the production of special batches of LVL with high grade veneer layers (according to the specification), design strength values can be increased by 15 – 20%. ConditionRelative to the GrainRbRsRXIbendingedgewise along the grain392726,519,523,5bendingflatwise along the grain4535,527,52422,5compressionedgewise along the grain3025,523,519,522compressionacross the grain54,33,56,83,8compressionperpendicular to the plane of veneer sheets51,91,71,91,7tensionedgewise along the grain2526,522,517,516,5tensionacross the grain––0,7––shear along the glue lineedgewise along the …