Fig. 3From: Out-of-plane shear strength of cross-laminated timber made of Japanese Larch (Larix kaempferi) with various layups and spansDefinition of lamina configuration. b is the specimen width, h is the specimen thickness, i is the i-th layer, xi is the distance from the top outer surface of the i-th lamina to the neutral axis, Ai is the cross-sectional area of the i-th lamina, Ii is the moment of inertia of the area of the i-th lamina, Ei is the Young’s modulus of the i-th lamina, and zi is the distance in the center of the i-th lamina from neutral axis (mm)Back to article page