About the author  ⁄ Rick Way, P.E.

Rick Way is an Associate with DeStefano & Chamberlain, Inc. located in Fairfield, CT. (jimd@dcstructural.com)

Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) panels are becoming increasingly common as a roof or floor deck system in mass timber buildings. The roof and floor deck systems need to be carefully engineered and detailed to serve as diaphragms resisting wind and seismic loads. The diaphragm transmits lateral loads to the vertical lateral load resisting elements – usually shear walls or braced frames.

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