Rib elements and box elements

Top performance for your customized load-bearing structure
Photo of a large wooden rib element on a building site, blue sky © Lippstock Wolf Architekten, Berlin
© Lippstock Wolf Architekten, Berlin

Spans of up to 20 m without load-bearing partition walls, widely spanned ceilings without supports or wide roof overhangs can be safely realized with our products. The load-bearing structures of rib elements consist of ribs positioned at a distance from each other, which are connected as load-bearing chords via an upper planking of laminated veneer lumber or cross laminated timber (CLT/LENO®).
If a smooth soffit is required, if elements have to be designed with insulation or with a corresponding fire protection requirement, then box elements are the right choice.

  • Requirements are different! We combine our composite elements sensibly. Combinations with LENO®  cross laminated timber (CLT), glulam (GLT), laminated veneer lumber (LVL, BauBuche) or concrete composite - we are equipped to meet your requirements!

    Daniel Kreissig
    Technical Sales Building Systems and International Projects

VARIANTS AT A GLANCE

Ribbed elements

They consist of spaced ribs, which are connected by an upper planking of panel materials as a static load-bearing chord.

Glulam (glulam/GLT) as ribs combined with cross laminated timber (CLT) LENO® as cover panel

  • Individual element dimensions up to b = 4.7 m and l = 20 m
  • Individual surface design possible

Laminated veneer lumber (LVL) for ribs and top panel

  • Individual element dimensions up to b = 2.5 m and l = 24 m
  • Individual use of spruce or beech laminated veneer lumber
  • Individual surface design possible

Box elements

The use of panel materials as the bottom and top chord increases the fire resistance and load-bearing capacity of box elements.

Glulam (glulam/GLT) as a rib combined with cross laminated timber (glulam/CLT) LENO® as a base and top panel

  • Individual element dimensions up to b = 4.7 m and l = 20 m
  • Individual surface design possible

Laminated veneer lumber (LVL) for ribs and as a base and top board

  • Individual element dimensions up to b = 2.5 m and l = 24 m
  • Individual use of spruce or beech laminated veneer lumber
  • Individual surface design possible

Composite elements

Ready-to-install LENO® cross laminated timber cover panel prepared for on-site bonding with common HBV variants.

Image of a wood-concrete composite element with Kerve © Technologiezentrum (TTZ)
  • Ribs and box elements are ideal for wide-span ceilings and roofs and score points with their high load-bearing capacity, low dead weight and material efficiency.

    Martin Schimpf
    Technical Sales Building Systems and International Projects
Photo of a rib element on the crane in the ZÜBLIN Timber production hall. You can also see box elements. © ZÜBLIN Timber

Your advantages with ribbed and box elements:

  • Solution for medium to long spans of up to 20 m
  • When designed as box elements, fulfillment of fire protection requirements
  • Maximum dimensional stability thanks to the materials used
  • Laying capacity of up to 1,000 m2 per day thanks to large-format elements
  • Immediate accessibility of the elements increases construction site safety
  • No drying and waiting times for rapid construction progress
Photo of a gymnasium with ribbed wooden ceiling. Triple sports hall in Stadtbergen © Peters Fotodesign

Our service to you:

  • Extensive reference objects
  • Planning support and pre-dimensioning by experienced specialists
  • High flexibility due to requirement-specific and individual use of different building products such as glulam, CLT, LVL, concrete, etc.
  • Optimum material efficiency as ribs or box element
  • High flexibility thanks to individual element dimensions up to b = 4.7 m and l = 20 m (depending on the material selected)
  • Customizable and visually appealing soffits thanks to available visible surfaces
  • Ready-to-assemble elements with lifting device

Ribbed and box elements in use

Your contact for rib and box elements

Photo of a man with glasses, white shirt and black jacket: Heinz Thurik. © ZÜBLIN Timber
Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Heinz Thurik
Timber building elements, international project acquisition