ICE Publishing, 2009. — 273 p. — ISBN: 978-0-7277-3609-3. Written by leading experts in the field, including one of the authors of Eurocode 5, this practical book provides a comprehensive guide to the design of timber structures according to the latest European and UK standards. Practical Design of Timber Structures to Eurocode 5 begins with a description of timber, considering...
Routledge, 2016. — 256 p. — ISBN: 9781138775299. Throughout history, people have constructed simple timber lattice shelters such as the tepee or yurt, covered with animal skins, leaves, grasses and woven fabrics. Over the last fifty years, more sophisticated ‘webs of wood’ have emerged, with timber gridshells in particular becoming a structurally expressive form of...
Journal of Light Construction. — Hanley Wood, 2005. — 119 p. The Home Building & Remodeling Basics Series distills more than 20 years of first-hand, practical building knowledge from the editors of The Journal of Light Construction. Capturing the same valuable expertise trusted by professionals in the field, this extensively illustrated volume will provide guidance and know-how...
4th ed. — The Taunton Press, 2016. — 259 p. — ISBN: 9781631863721. A classic reference, the Graphic Guide to Frame Construction is a comprehensive visual handbook filled with hundreds of meticulous drawings showing the framing details you need to understand when building with wood. This revised fourth edition reflects the most recent changes in residential frame construction....
4th ed. — The Taunton Press, 2016. — 259 p. — ISBN: 9781631863721 A classic reference, the Graphic Guide to Frame Construction is a comprehensive visual handbook filled with hundreds of meticulous drawings showing the framing details you need to understand when building with wood. This revised fourth edition reflects the most recent changes in residential frame construction. It...
5th edition. — McGraw-Hill, 2003. — 1034 p. This is the classic text on wood design updated to include the latest codes and data. It reflects the most recent provisions of the 2003 International Building Code and 2001 National Design Specification for Wood Construction. Continuing the sterling standard set by earlier editions, this indispensable reference clearly explains the...
Springer Fachmedien, 1994. — 488 p. — ISBN: 9783322967145. Dieses Lehrbuch behandelt in überwiegend einfacher, verständlicher Form wesentliche Gebiete des Ingenieurholzbaus wie physikalische und technologische Grundlagen, Bemessung und Konstruktion tragender/aussteifender Bauteile aus Holz und Holzwerkstoffen mit Angaben von notwendigem Detail- und Hintergrundwissen sowie...
A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science. Oregon State University, 1998. — 248 p. Abstract The torsion test was evaluated as a method for determining the shear strength of full-size structural lumber. The evaluation involved an experimental length study, an experimental depth study, and a finite element study. The length...
23 p., February 2006 Design of durable structures is the result of careful planning and understanding of loads and forces that will likely act upon a building during its lifetime. If these key elements are not taken into consideration, the designer may compromise the ability of the structure to remain fully functional over extended periods of time. When properly designed, wood...
17 p., February 2004 Heavy timber construction is one of the oldest types of buildings used in the development of this country. Its superior performance has been demonstrated in thousands of buildings during the past hundred and fifty years, many of which are still in satisfactory use. As originally conceived, the heavy timber building was a multi-story structure, designed and...
40 p., April 2003 The plank-and-beam method for framing floors and roofs has been used in heavy timber buildings for many years. The adaptation of this system to residential construction has raised many technical questions from designers and builders concerning the details of application. This publication presents technical data that will be helpful to students, architects,...
12 p., February 2004 Timber tongue and groove decking is a specialty lumber product, constituting an important part of modern timber construction, that can be used for many applications to provide an all-wood appearance. Nominal three and four inch decking is especially well adapted for use with glued laminated arches and girders and is easily and quickly erected. This document...
Formerly T11 Manual for Wood Frame Construction, - 54 p., June 2001 WCD #1 is a comprehensive summary of rules and guidelines for the proper construction of wood frame buildings built to conventional construction provisions in the model building codes. WCD #1 includes information on various types of construction, framing systems, fire and draftstopping, protection against...
McGraw-Hill Professional, 6 edition, New York, 2007, 1096 p., ISBN: 0071455396 The leading text and reference on wood design, updated to include the latest codes and data Continued the sterling standard set by earlier editions, this indispensable reference leads you through the complete design of a wood structure (except for the foundation), following the same sequence used in...
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2014. XIX, 192 p. — ISBN: 978-1-118-53966-8 (pbk). There is a great deal of innovation in the use of wood in construction, from impressive modern buildings to new construction products that reduce build times and improve building performance. As a renewable resource with proven low embodied energy, wood is both an environmentally responsible and a...
Springer, 2013. — 815 p. — ISBN: 9400778104. This book contains the contributions from the RILEM International Symposium on Materials and Joints in Timber Structures that was held in Stuttgart, Germany from October 8 to 10, 2013 . It covers recent developments in the materials and the joints used in modern timber structures. Regarding basic wooden materials, the contributions...
6th Edition. — John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2012. — 672 p. — ISBN: 0470545097. The definitive design and construction industry source for building with wood — now in a thoroughly updated Sixth Edition Since its first publication in 1966, Timber Construction Manual has become the essential design and construction industry resource for building with structural glued laminated timber....
Wood Frame Envelopes - Building Technology, 1999, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. All rights reserved. CMHC information: Tel: 1 800 668-2642 Fax: 613 748-4069 Outside Canada: 613 748-2003 Web site: www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca 1 / Introduction Purpose of the Guide 1-1 History 1-1 Notice to Designers 1-2 2 / Wood in Construction Characteristics of Wood 2-1 Wood Frame...
Wood Frame Construction Manual in high wind areas for one or two family dwellings, WFCM, May 2013, American Forest & Paper Association American Wood Council, Copyright 2006 American Forest & Paper Association, Inc. INTRODU CTION. GENER AL PRO VISIONS. SCOPE. Design Concepts. APPLICABILITY. Building Height. Building Dimension. Building Shape. FRAMING CONNECTIONS. FOUND ATION...
Handbook 1 Timber Structures, september 2008, Vanessa Angst and others, TEMTIS Design of Timber Structures Contens History of Timber Structures Wood Properties Structural Timber Wood Adhesives Clued Laminated Timber Wood Based Panels Design of Timber Structures Serviceability Limits States Ultimate Limit States -structure members Ultimate Limit States - Joints Planar Timber...
Institut fur Internationale Architektur-Dokumentation GmbH 8 Co. KG, 2004. — 110 p. ISBN3764370327. Language: English New materials and stricter energy-efficiency requirements have brought about radical changes in timber construction in recent years. Whether built on site or pre-fabricated, this publication provides a concise survey of modern timber construction, the materials...