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ANALYSIS OF BENDING AND ROLLING
SHEAR PERFORMANCE OF POPLAR
CROSS-LAMINATED TIMBER
Cross-laminated timber (CLT) is gaining popularity as a sustainable alternative to traditional building
materials. However, the decline of natural vegetation and the growth of plantation hardwoods has
led the researchers to consider alternatives. This study presents a comparative analysis of bending
and rolling shear performance of homogenous poplar (Populus nigra L.) CLT and hybrid CLT. By
Sumanta Das, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay College of Horticulture and Forestry, Miroslav Gašparík
and Tomáš Kytka, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Anil Kumar Sethy, ICFRE-Institute
of Wood Science and Technology, Peter Niemz, Institute for Building Materials in Switzerland,
Manaswini Mahapatra, CV Raman Global University and Nadežda Langová, Technical University in
Zvolen
lobal warming, climate change, rising pollution, Conventional construction materials such as concrete
and environmental degradation demand the use of and steel exhibit higher levels of embodied carbon, thereby
Grenewable, sustainable, and low-carbon construction contributing substantially to climate change.
materials. In response, carbon-neutral green building materials have
Christoph Swoboda
