Monolithic Composite Beam Lumber Frame Construction

Abstract

A disclosed building frame construction includes a preformed beam configured to define a plug on a first end and a receptacle of the plug on a second end and multiple holes defined there through, wherein the plug of a first preformed beam and the receptacle of a second preformed beam are configured to interlock and self-align in a first static compression in a plane of the first and second ends. The disclosure also includes a tension mechanism configured to extend through one hole of the plurality of holes and put a plurality of stacked preformed beams in a second static compression orthogonal to the plane of the first and second ends, wherein an overlay of the holes of the plurality of stacked preformed beams define alternating abutting and overlapping layers for a laminate construction in the first and the second compression.

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