Design, performance, and installation of a Press-Lam basement beam in a factory-built house

1978 • Forest Products Laboratory, Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture

First published: 1978
Subjects: Wooden beams · Laminated wood

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This technical publication details the practical application of laminated wood technology in residential construction. By documenting the installation of a basement beam, it serves as a grounded reference for the structural potential of engineered timber in factory-built housing.

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Published in 1978 by the USDA Forest Products Laboratory, this technical report documents the engineering and installation of 'Press-Lam,' a then-innovative structural material created by bonding thick veneers under pressure. It was developed as part of a wider effort by the U.S. Forest Service to increase the efficiency of timber utilization by processing low-grade logs into high-strength structural beams.

The document was prepared by research engineers as a practical field study to demonstrate that factory-built, or modular, housing could integrate industrial-grade timber products to improve structural integrity. It is characteristic of post-war government-funded research, focusing on pragmatic, standardized solutions for the burgeoning prefabricated residential construction industry of the late 1970s.

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