European Standards Organisation (CEN) Standards
The following CEN standards are relevant to the topic of glulam. They are used by all of the countries that subscribe to the European Committee for Standardisation:
- EN 386 — Glued laminated timber — Performance requirements and minimum production requirements
- EN 387 — Glued laminated timber — Large finger joints — Performance requirements and minimum production requirements
- EN 390 — Glued laminated timber. Sizes. Permissible deviations
- EN 391 — Glued laminated timber - Delamination tests of glue lines
- EN 392 — Glued laminated timber - Shear test of glue lines
- EN 408 — Structural timber and glued laminated timber — Determination of some physical and mechanical properties
- EN 1193 — Timber structures — Structural timber and glued laminated timber — Determination of shear strength and mechanical properties perpendicular to the grain
- EN 1194 — Timber structures — Glued laminated timber — Strength classes and determination of characteristic values
- EN 14080 — Timber structures — Glued laminated timber — Requirements
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