Timber Designers' ManualThis major structural engineering manual covers overall detail design of structural timber and includes extensive tables and coefficients for speedy reference. The current edition takes account of revisions to BS 5268: Part 2 and outlines the new Eurocode on timber. It is available for the first time in paperback. |
Contents
| 1 | |
| 41 | |
3 Loading | 50 |
4 The Design of Beams General Notes | 64 |
5 Beams of Solid Timber | 99 |
6 Multiple Section Beams | 117 |
7 Glulam Beams | 123 |
8 Thin Web Beams | 164 |
16 Multimember Columns | 261 |
17 Glulam Columns | 271 |
18 Mechanical Joints | 280 |
19 Glue Joints including Finger Joints | 336 |
20 Stress Skin Panels | 352 |
21 Trusses | 369 |
22 Structural Design for Fire Resistance | 430 |
23 Considerations of Overall Stability | 438 |
9 Lateral Stability of Beams | 190 |
10 Structural Composite Lumber | 201 |
11 Solid Timber Decking | 211 |
12 Deection Practical and Special Considerations | 221 |
13 Tension Members | 236 |
14 General Design of Compression Members | 242 |
15 Columns of Solid Timber | 252 |
24 Preservation Durability Moisture Content | 454 |
25 Considerations for the Structural Use of Hardwood | 471 |
26 Prototype Testing | 477 |
27 Design to Eurocode 5 | 480 |
28 Miscellaneous Tables | 521 |
Index | 538 |
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Common terms and phrases
adhesive applied axial loading basic load bearing bending deflection bending stress bolt calculated camber centres clause column component compression compression member compressive stress dead load depth diameter dimension Douglas fir duration of load edge distance effective length Emean Eurocode finger joint flange given in Table glue line glued Glued laminated timber glulam beam grade stress horizontal imposed loading joists kdef kmod laminated lateral load limit maximum medium-term method midspan minimum modification factor modulus of elasticity moisture content N/mm nails neutral axis node points parallel to grain particleboard perpendicular to grain plate connectors plywood preservative purlins ratio rolling shear roof screws service class shear deflection shear plate shear stress shown in Fig softwood solid timber spacing span species split ring standard strength class strength values structural tension thickness toothed plate truss usually veneers vertical width x–x axis y–y axis