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SmartLVL 15 Design Guide - Tilling Timber

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INDEXScope of publication 11. <strong>SmartLVL</strong> <strong>15</strong>1.1 <strong>Design</strong>/effective span 21.2 Continuous spans 31.3 Rip sawing <strong>SmartLVL</strong> <strong>15</strong> 31.4 Double section <strong>SmartLVL</strong> <strong>15</strong>.1 top loaded beams 3.2 side loaded beams 4.3 side load table 41.5 Steel and timber post fixing 41.6 Fire resistance 41.7 Cutting and notching 41.8 Roof construction detailing 51.9 Lateral restraint of roof beams 51.10 Chemical resistance 61.11 Storage and handling 61.12 Marking of <strong>SmartLVL</strong> <strong>15</strong> 61.13 Durability and exposure to moisture.1 Moisture effects on LVL 7.2 Dimensional change 7.3 Changes in strength 7.4 <strong>Design</strong> for durability 8.5 SmartGuard treatment 8.6 Fasteners for H3 LVL 8.7 Painting of treated LVL 8.8 Deck bearers and joists 91.14 <strong>SmartLVL</strong> <strong>15</strong> Hanger details 102. <strong>Design</strong>ing with <strong>SmartLVL</strong> <strong>15</strong>3. Span Tables2.1 Product specification 112.2 Limit state design values 112.3 Strength reduction factor 112.4 Duration of load 112.5 Moisture effects 112.6 Temperature 112.7 Length and position of bearing 112.8 Load sharing 112.9 Stability 112.10 Size factor 112.11 Joint group 122.12 Section properties 12Index of span tables 13SCOPE OF THIS PUBLICATIONThis <strong>Design</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> and Load Tables assist in the selection of<strong>SmartLVL</strong> ® <strong>15</strong> beams for most of the common structural arrangementsmet in domestic construction.Methods of developing lateral restraint and providing adequatesupport, adequate anchorage against wind uplift, and overallstructural stability are outside the scope of this publication,however some limited examples have been reproduced withinthis document.Information on the above matters can be obtained from AS1684 Residential timber-framed construction or from a structuralengineer experienced in timber construction.<strong>Tilling</strong> <strong>Timber</strong> Pty Ltd have structural engineers at the Smart-Frame <strong>Design</strong> Centre who can be contacted for advice onmatters concerning the use of its engineered timber products intimber construction at smartdata@tilling.com.au or on theSmartData Customer HelpLine 1300 668 690.Substitution of other productsAll load tables in this document are designed using in-gradetested properties of <strong>SmartLVL</strong>®<strong>15</strong> as distributed by <strong>Tilling</strong> <strong>Timber</strong>Pty Ltd. Other manufacturers’ LVL may have different propertiesand therefore cannot be designed using these span tables.CopyrightCopyright of this publication remains the property of <strong>Tilling</strong><strong>Timber</strong> Pty Ltd, and reproduction of the whole or part of thispublication without written permission from <strong>Tilling</strong> <strong>Timber</strong> PtyLtd is prohibited.CertificationAs a professional engineer, qualified and experienced in timberengineering, I certify that the use of the <strong>SmartLVL</strong> <strong>15</strong> membersas shown in these tables, and installed in accordance with theprovisions of this <strong>Design</strong> <strong>Guide</strong>, complies to the National ConstructionCode (NCC). These span tables have been prepared inaccordance with standard engineering principles, the relevanttest reports and Australian standards, ie:AS 1684.1 Residential timber-framed constructionAS 1170.1 Structural design actions – permanentimposed and other actionsAS 1720.1 <strong>Timber</strong> structures - design methodsAS 4055 Wind loads for housesAS/NZS 4357 Structural laminated veneer lumberAS/NZS 4063 Characterisation of structural timberCRAIG KAY, PEng, RPB0730, EC-1961, RPEQ 5100, CC5635C, NPERNational Product Manager - EWP

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