Abstract: A reinforced support mat includes a plurality of vertically oriented individual wood members adhesively bonded to each other, and having wide faces oriented parallel to a direction of an applied load. A plurality of corrugated protective edge members is positioned against, and attached to, each opposing wide face of the reinforced support mat, and a resilient belting corner member is mounted to opposing wide face of the reinforced support mat adjacent the longitudinal ends of the corrugated protective edge members. A plurality of rigid fasteners extending through and connecting pairs of the corrugated protective edge members on opposite sides of the reinforced support mat, and inboard ends of pairs of the resilient edge members, to the wide faces of the support mat. A lag bolt attaches an outboard end of each resilient belting corner member to a wide face of the support mat.

Abstract: A method of making a modular engineered wood composite road (40) includes determining a bearing strength of the soil at a location where the modular engineered wood composite road will be installed; determining a bearing strength of the soil at a location where a modular engineered wood composite road (40) will be installed; determining a flexural strength and stiffness required for the modular engineered wood composite road (40) based on the determined bearing strength of the soil at the location where the modular engineered wood composite road (40) will be installed; assembling a plurality of engineered wood composite billets (46) from a plurality of composite wood laminations, wherein each engineered wood composite billet (46) has the required flexural strength and stiffness; and assembling the engineered wood composite billets (46) to define the modular engineered wood composite road (40).

Abstract: A method of making a modular engineered wood composite road (40) includes determining a bearing strength of the soil at a location where the modular engineered wood composite road will be installed; determining a bearing strength of the soil at a location where a modular engineered wood composite road (40) will be installed; determining a flexural strength and stiffness required for the modular engineered wood composite road (40) based on the determined bearing strength of the soil at the location where the modular engineered wood composite road (40) will be installed; assembling a plurality of engineered wood composite billets (46) from a plurality of composite wood laminations, wherein each engineered wood composite billet (46) has the required flexural strength and stiffness; and assembling the engineered wood composite billets (46) to define the modular engineered wood composite road (40).

Abstract: A support mat includes a plurality of vertically oriented individual wood members adhesively bonded to each other, each of the individual wood members having wide faces oriented parallel to a direction of a load applied to the support mat, the support mat having outboard wood members, the outwardly facing wide faces of the outboard wood members defining a wide face of the support mat. The support mat also includes least two protective edge members, each protective edge member having an inboard wide face, each of the at least two protective edge members positioned against one the wide faces of the support mat. At least two substantially rigid fasteners extend through and connect each of the protective edge members and adjacent wood members. The wood members, protective edge members, and fasteners define a substantially rigid support mat having a substantially planar wide face.

Abstract: A support mat includes a plurality of vertically oriented individual wood members adhesively bonded to each other, each of the individual wood members having wide faces oriented parallel to a direction of a load applied to the support mat, the support mat having outboard wood members, the outwardly facing wide faces of the outboard wood members defining a wide face of the support mat. The support mat also includes least two protective edge members, each protective edge member having an inboard wide face, each of the at least two protective edge members positioned against one the wide faces of the support mat. At least two substantially rigid fasteners extend through and connect each of the protective edge members and adjacent wood members. The wood members, protective edge members, and fasteners define a substantially rigid support mat having a substantially planar wide face.