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Glulam brace with plates used for connections Glulam frame of a roof structure. Glued laminated timber, commonly referred to as glulam, is a type of structural engineered wood product constituted by layers of dimensional lumber bonded together with durable, moisture-resistant structural adhesives so that all of the grain runs parallel to the longitudinal axis.
On two pages there are short biographies of each of the five immediate members of the Simpson family, namely Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie. Short biographies of other Simpsons characters appear in sidebars to each episode's page, starting with Santa's Little Helper for " Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire " and ending with Willem Dafoe 's ...
Maggie Simpson's Counting Book: Maggie Groening and Matt Groening: 0-694-00319-0: 1991: Maggie Simpson's Book of Colors and Shapes: Maggie Groening and Matt Groening: 0-694-00320-4: 1991: Maggie Simpson's Alphabet Book: Maggie Groening and Matt Groening: 0-694-00318-2: 1992: The Simpsons Fun in the Sun Book: Matt Groening: 0-00-653101-6: 1993 ...
The site has been featured in many publications, including the UK magazine WebUser, in which the site ranked #3 in their list of the "Top 100 TV Websites" back in 2002, and several unofficial Simpsons books including the analytical Planet Simpson by Chris Turner and the UK-issued episode guides The Pocket Essentials: The Simpsons by Peter Mann and I Can't Believe It's A Bigger, Better Updated ...
A PSL block. Parallel-strand lumber (PSL) is a form of engineered wood made from parallel wood strands bonded together with adhesive.It is used for beams, headers, columns, and posts, among other uses.
Joist hangers are used to prevent floor joists, which is what supports the flooring systems in residential homes and buildings built using lumber, from dropping and twisting thus creating an uneven walking surface. This is known as floor sagging.
Attempts have been made to increase the safety of bridges with pin and hanger assemblies by adding some form of redundancy to the assembly. Retrofits that add redundancy to pin and hanger assemblies include adding a "catcher's mitt"—a short steel beam attached to the bottom of the cantilevered girder that extends out beneath the suspended girder to "catch" the suspended girder should ...
The invention of laminated veneer lumber as known today can be attributed to Arthur Troutner. While glue laminated wood veneers were in use since the middle of the 19th century on a small scale for furniture and pianos, Troutner was the first to develop a laminated veneer lumber of a scale large enough to be used in construction.