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Explore two working CLT beam examples and a recorded wall-model response. A focused way to try the workflow before requesting the full research workspace.

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A real calculation, in a fixed sample model.

Symmetric VOL layups under four-point loading. Geometry and strengths are fixed; material values are illustrative assumptions.

Elastic bending
01 / Choose the sample
02 / Set the loading
kN
0 kN40 kN

Two applied loads and two reactions, each equal to half the total force.

03 / Set the material stiffness
MPa
8,000 MPa14,000 MPa

One assumed modulus is used for the load-carrying longitudinal plies.

Custom geometry, projects and exports are available in the full workspace after approval.

Calculated result ready.Shown: 3-ply VOL beam · 10.0 kN · E 11,000 MPa
Global bending deflection0.978 mm
Reaction at each support5.000 kN
Maximum moment1.669 kN·m
Local gauge deflection0.0676 mm
Four-point loadingDeflection magnified 30×
Calculated bending of the Illustrative 3-ply VOL beamSimply supported beam with two equal downward point loads. Total applied force is 10 kilonewtons. The green line shows elastic bending with vertical displacements magnified thirty times.5.0 kN5.0 kNR = 5.0 kNR = 5.0 kN333.75 mm1,068.0 mm333.75 mmδ = 0.978 mm
Force–deflection response Same model and modulus as the shown result
Total force (kN) against Global bending deflection (mm)Green line shows the example response. The filled marker identifies the selected result: 0.978 and 10.000.0.00.010.81.121.62.132.43.243.24.2Global bending deflection (mm)Total force (kN)
Bending moment Shown load case
Bending moment along the selected beam, in kilonewton metresMmax = 1.669 kN·m01,735.5Position along support span (mm)
Fixed sample model

Illustrative 3-ply VOL beam

353535

Thicknesses in mm. Outer grain: vertical lines. Inner grain: dots, along the span and out of this plane.

Support span
1,735.5 mm
Beam depth
267 mm
Board width
89 mm
Local gauge length
445 mm
Read the result within its scope

An elastic example.

Illustrative elastic four-point bending with assumed properties. The global response excludes shear, slip and fixture compliance; the local ledger response is a different quantity. This demo is not a nonlinear wall solve, an experimental validation or a design resistance.

Global bending excludes shear deformation, support slip and fixture compliance. The local gauge is a different displacement measurement.

Calculation source

Khajehpour et al., Engineering Structures 336 (2025) 120376; doi:10.1016/j.engstruct.2025.120376, Eqs. 1–10 and 14–23.

Revision 1.0.0-clt-four-point-1. No experimental response has been fitted to these examples.

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CapabilityPublic demoAfter approval
Model setupTwo fixed beam models and one wall replayYour own supported models
Beam calculationsLoad and modulus controls within the shown rangesFull supported beam inputs
Wall responseRecorded example onlyLive wall analysis and model controls
Projects and filesExamples onlySave/Open and supported imports
Reports and reviewInspect the example resultsExports, revisions and review packages
Model studiesNot includedSupported comparisons and sensitivity tools