Cross laminated timber elements in contemporary timber structures of buildings: Application and design

Abstract

This work analyses cross laminated timber (CLT), contemporary building material produced of dried wooden elements - laminates. Laminates in CLT panels are equally wide and timber fibers are rectangularly plated within layers. Paper shows basic physical - mechanical characteristics of CLT panels and analytic models that are most commonly used in designing of CLT floor and wall construction elements. Advantages and disadvantages of this new construction system are stated according to contemporary requirements in designing environmentally and ecologically acceptable constructions.