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Method of manufacturing glue-laminated wood structural member with synthetic fiber reinforcement

US5456781A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 22, 1994
Grant dateOct 10, 1995
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Expiry dateJul 22, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T156/1082
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of manufacturing a glue laminated structural wood member for bearing a structural load includes bonding together multiple elongate wood segments and a synthetic fiber reinforcement with their lengths generally aligned with the length of the member. The synthetic fiber reinforcement includes multiple synthetic fiber strands held within a resin matrix.

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