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Wood beams

If none of its laminations are spliced, the strength is equal to the sum of the strengths of the individual pieces in this type of non-decorative wood beam
A. spaced beam
B. flitch beam
C. box beam
D. built-up beam

(Resource tip: The US Forest Service publishes a free pdf reference book, Wood handbook: wood as an engineering material)

AnswerD. built-up beam
ARE 4.0 exam prep: BDCS

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