Timber designers' manual
This major structural engineering manual covers overall and detail design of structural timber and includes extensive tables and coefficients for quick reference. The third edition takes account of revisions to BS 5268: Part 2 and outlines the draft Eurocode on timber.
Print Book, English, 2002
3rd [rev.] ed. View all formats and editions
Blackwell Science, Oxford, 2002
xii, 542 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
9780632039784, 0632039787
1076632571
The materials used in timber engineering; Stress levels for solid timber; Loading; The design of beams - general notes; Beams of solid timber; Multiple section beams; Glulam beams; Thin web beams; Lateral stability of beams; Structure composite lumber; Solid timber decking; Deflection. Practical and special considerations; Tension members; General design of compression members; Columns of solid timber; Multi-member columns; Glulam columns; Mechanical joints; Glue joints, including finger joints; Stress skin panels; Trusses; Structural design for fire resistance; Consideration of overall stability; Preservation.Durability.Moisture content; Considerations for the structural use of hardwood; Prototype testing; Design to eurocode 5; Miscellaneous tables
Previous edition: 1984
Includes index
Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Materials Used in Timber Engineering. p. 1. Materials Used in Timber Engineering
2. Stress Levels for Solid Timber. p. 41. Stress Levels for Solid Timber
3. Loading. p. 50. Loading
4. Design of Beams: General Notes. p. 64. Design of Beams: General Notes
5. Beams of Solid Timber. p. 99. Beams of Solid Timber
6. Multiple Section Beams. p. 117. Multiple Section Beams
7. Glulam Beams. p. 123. Glulam Beams
8. Thin Web Beams. p. 164. Thin Web Beams
9. Lateral Stability of Beams. p. 190. Lateral Stability of Beams
10. Structural Composite Lumber. p. 201. Structural Composite Lumber
11. Solid Timber Decking. p. 211. Solid Timber Decking
12. Deflection. Practical and Special Considerations. p. 221. Deflection. Practical and Special Considerations
13. Tension Members. p. 236. Tension Members
14. General Design of Compression Members. p. 242. General Design of Compression Members
15. Columns of Solid Timber. p. 252. Columns of Solid Timber
16. Multi-member Columns. p. 261. Multi-member Columns
17. Glulam Columns. p. 271. Glulam Columns
18. Mechanical Joints. p. 280. Mechanical Joints
19. Glue Joints, including Finger Joints. p. 336. Glue Joints, including Finger Joints
20. Stress Skin Panels. p. 352. Stress Skin Panels
21. Trusses. p. 369. Trusses
22. Structural Design for Fire Resistance. p. 430. Structural Design for Fire Resistance
23. Considerations of Overall Stability. p. 438. Considerations of Overall Stability
24. Preservation, Durability, Moisture Content. p. 454. Preservation, Durability, Moisture Content
25. Considerations for the Structural Use of Hardwood. p. 471. Considerations for the Structural Use of Hardwood
26. Prototype Testing. p. 477. Prototype Testing
27. Design to Eurocode 5. p. 480. Design to Eurocode 5
28. Miscellaneous Tables. p. 521. Miscellaneous Tables
Index. p. 538