COST Action FP1402 is a research network established under the aegis of the “Forests, their Products and Services.” The aim of the Action was to overcome the gap between broadly available scientific results and the specific information needed by designers, industry, authorities and code committees, providing transfer for practical application in timber design and innovation.
This state of the art report (STAR) was written by the core group of working group 2 of COST Action FP1402 “Basis of Structural Timber Design – from Research to Standards” and it addresses all those who are interested in the properties and design of cross laminated timber (CLT) elements used as plates, diaphragms or as beams.