Download or read book Overview of Systems in Timber Engineering. Use of Cross-laminated Timber with Two Specific Examples written by Xavier Sucarrats Olius and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Systems in timber engineering. Use of Cross laminated timber with two concrete examples" is my Final Project of Grade. This project summarizes the most common timber systems used over time. It studies thoroughly the wood product "Cross laminated timber", which is a relatively new wood product that was first introduced in the 1990's in Austria and has gained popularity in residential and non-residential buildings in many European countries and around the world in the recent past. Two specific projects of two existing single-family houses are designed with CLT solid wood panels. This paper is divided into three parts: In the first part an overview of the construction systems in timber construction is given. The systems are introduced, their characteristics and loadbearing performance are explained in a superficial way. The second part deals with Cross laminated timber. In this chapter, an extensive study of this wood system is carried out. X-LAM, its abbreviation, is introduced in many general aspects as a product. All the specific and technic information which is shown is, in particular, form the Austrian firm "KLH Massivholz Gmbh", which I had the pleasure and honour to visit. And in the final third part, two projects of two single-family houses are shown. Starting from a basic plan of the house, which have been obtained from two architects with which I'm truly grateful for their help, X-LAM system is used to design the house. Floor plans, sections, details and concrete component connections are designed.