Glu-Laminated wood is multiple plies of dimensional lumber that are face glued with a structural adhesive that holds them in permanent intimate contact. These plies may be extended by using structural finger joints that allow continuous lengths to 70’ and more. These structural finger joints must be manufactured to ANSI/AITC specifications.
 
To meet AITC/ANSI A190.1 standards, the manufacturing must be done under third party certification by a recognized organization such as APA EWS or AITC.
 
This is critical because building codes require it and it provides quality control of this highly technical manufacturing process. Always demand this quality control or you are gambling with people’s lives, property values and your own viability as a purchasing company.

SI (MODERN METRIC) CONVERSION FACTORS
Symbol When You Know Multiply By To Find Symbol
LENGTH
[none] MIL 25.4 MICROMETERS mm
in INCHES 25.4 MILLIMETERS mm
ft FEET 0.305 METERS m
yd YARDS 0.914 METERS m
mi MILES 1.61 KILOMETERS km
mm MICROMETERS 0.039 MIL [none]
mm MILLIMETERS 0.039 INCHES in
m METERS 3.28 FEET ft
m METERS 1.09 YARDS yd
km KILOMETERS 0.621 MILES mi
         
AREA
in2 SQUARE INCHES 645.2 SQUARE MILLIMETERS mm2
ft2 SQUARE FEET 0.093 SQUARE METERS m2
yd2 SQUARE YARDS 0836 SQUARE METERS m2
ac ACRES 0.405 HECTARES ha
mi2 SQUARE MILES 2.59 SQUARE KILOMETERS km2
mm2 SQUARE MILLIMETERS 0.0016 SQUARE INCHES in2
m2 SQUARE METERS 10.764 SQUARE FEET ft2
m2 SQUARE METERS 1.195 SQUARE YARDS yd2
ha HECTARES 2.47 ACRES ac
km2 SQUARE KILOMETERS 0.386 SQUARE MILES mi2
         
VOLUME
fl oz FLUID OUNCES 29.57 MILLILITERS mL
gal GALLONS 3.785 LITERS L
ft3 CUBIC FEET 0.028 CUBIC METERS m3
yd3 CUBIC YARDS 0.765 CUBIC METERS m3
mL MILLILITERS 0.034 FLUID OUNCES fl oz
L LITERS 0.264 GALLONS gal
m3 CUBIC METERS 35.71 CUBIC FEET ft3
m3 CUBIC METERS 1.307 CUBIC YARDS yd3
         
MASS
oz OUNCES 28.35 GRAMS g
lb POUNDS 0.454 KILOGRAMS kg
T (2000 LBS.) 0.907 MEGAGRAMS (or T)
g GRAMS 0.035 OUNCES oz
kg KILOGRAMS 2.202 POUNDS lb
(or T) MEGAGRAMS 1.103 (2000 LBS.)

 

 T
m3 CUBIC METERS 35.71 CUBIC FEET ft3
m3 CUBIC METERS 1.307 CUBIC YARDS yd3