Glulam Wood Properties

The below table outlines the material properties for Glulam material including the young's modulus, yield strength, ultimate strength and other relevant mechanical properties required for structural and mechanical design.

GL10

GL12

GL13

GL17

GL18

Glulam Young's Modulus

The Young's Modulus of Glulam ranges between 8,000 and 18,500 MPa Young's Modulus represents the material overall strength. See the below tables to get your specific material grade material strength.

Glulam Compressive Strength

The Compressive Strength of Glulam ranges between 14 and 45 MPa.

Glulam Shear Modulus

The Shear Modulus of Glulam ranges between 530 and 1,230 MPa.

GL8 Wood Properties

Unit System	Bending Strength, F_b	Tensile Strength, F_t	Shear Strength, F_s	Compressive Strength, f_c	Poisson's Ratio, ν	Young's Modulus, E	Shear Modulus, G	Density, ρ	Seasoned
Metric	19 MPa	6 MPa	3.7 MPa	14 MPa	0.4	8,000 MPa	530 MPa	650 kg/m³	Yes

GL10 Wood Properties

Unit System	Bending Strength, F_b	Tensile Strength, F_t	Shear Strength, F_s	Compressive Strength, f_c	Poisson's Ratio, ν	Young's Modulus, E	Shear Modulus, G	Density, ρ	Seasoned
Metric	22 MPa	8 MPa	3.7 MPa	18 MPa	0.4	10,000 MPa	670 MPa	650 kg/m³	Yes

GL12 Wood Properties

Unit System	Bending Strength, F_b	Tensile Strength, F_t	Shear Strength, F_s	Compressive Strength, f_c	Poisson's Ratio, ν	Young's Modulus, E	Shear Modulus, G	Density, ρ	Seasoned
Metric	25 MPa	11 MPa	4.2 MPa	22 MPa	0.4	11,500 MPa	770 MPa	650 kg/m³	Yes

GL13 Wood Properties

Unit System	Bending Strength, F_b	Tensile Strength, F_t	Shear Strength, F_s	Compressive Strength, f_c	Poisson's Ratio, ν	Young's Modulus, E	Shear Modulus, G	Density, ρ	Seasoned
Metric	33 MPa	16 MPa	4.2 MPa	26 MPa	0.4	13,300 MPa	900 MPa	650 kg/m³	Yes

GL17 Wood Properties

Unit System	Bending Strength, F_b	Tensile Strength, F_t	Shear Strength, F_s	Compressive Strength, f_c	Poisson's Ratio, ν	Young's Modulus, E	Shear Modulus, G	Density, ρ	Seasoned
Metric	40 MPa	20 MPa	4.2 MPa	33 MPa	0.4	16,700 MPa	1,110 MPa	650 kg/m³	Yes

GL18 Wood Properties

Unit System	Bending Strength, F_b	Tensile Strength, F_t	Shear Strength, F_s	Compressive Strength, f_c	Poisson's Ratio, ν	Young's Modulus, E	Shear Modulus, G	Density, ρ	Seasoned
Metric	45 MPa	25 MPa	5 MPa	45 MPa	0.4	18,500 MPa	1,230 MPa	650 kg/m³	Yes

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