Technical Bulletins

WSTI has prepared the following technical bulletins to share some of its know-how about wood products:

00-01  Growth Ring Orientation of Laminations Adjacent to Reinforcement in FiRP® Reinforced Glulam Beams

00-02  Recommended Spacing of Common and Box Nails

00-03  Calculation of Stress in Reinforcement and Minimum Percent Reinforcement by Cross Section of Tension-Only FiRP® Reinforced Glulam Beams

00-04  Calculation of Radial Stresses in FiRP® Reinforced Glulam Beams

00-05  Iteration of Beam Stability Factor to Determine Moment Capacity of FiRP® Reinforced Glulam Beams

00-06  Determining the Effective Column Length for Compression Members

00-07  (revised Nov. 2, 2001) Determination of Reinforcement Cut-Off Points and Minimum Reinforcement Ratios

00-08  Shear Design of FiRP® Reinforced Glulam Beams - Load Side

00-09  Camber for FiRP® Reinforced Glulam Beams

01-01  FJQ  Value for FiRP® Reinforced Glulams without Finger Joints in the Tension Zone

01-02  Manufacturing Tips for FiRP® Reinforced Glulam Beams

03-01  Grading Requirements for FiRP® Grade Laminations

03-02  Grading Requirements for FiRP® Combination #104

03-03  Grading Requirements for FiRP® Combination #105

In addition, WSTI is listing technical bulletins prepared by other companies willing to share information on this broad topic (the name of the company will appear on the downloaded bulletin):

03-1  Glulam Checking