Examines current industry standards concerned with the use of wood and wood products. Features detailed studies of joists, special beams, residential trusses and arches. Contains accessible tables in order to figure out the most economical way of building a structure using wood. Includes numerous examples.
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Examines current industry standards concerned with the use of wood and wood products. Features detailed studies of joists, special beams, residential trusses and arches. Contains accessible tables in order to figure out the most economical way of building a structure using wood. Includes numerous examples.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Practical book on wood design,
By jhlane@jaguar1.usouthal.edu (Mobile, AL) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Principles of Timber Design for Architects and Builders (Hardcover)
I used the book as a textbook for a course on structural wood design (the term "Timber" design is a misnomer that is commonly used because it has been the traditional term for engineered structural wood design). The books covers beams, columns, connections, trusses, laminated timber, and plywood.The book takes a practical but thorough approach to the design of wood structures - avoiding an overly theoretical approach. Although the title specifies "architects and builders" it is appropriate for engineers too, and to get the most use out of the book, the reader should have a background in mechanics of materials. One particularly timely topic covered is the behavior and design of diaphragms and shearwalls, which is the most common method of resisting wind and earthquake forces. The book includes many useful tables - something that many other books leave for the reader to collect from end-of-the-chapter references. Overall, in my opinion, this is one of the best - if not the best - book currently available on structural wood design.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A very good timber book....,
By Andrew Lundy (Ames, IA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Principles of Timber Design for Architects and Builders (Hardcover)
A well written book with easy to follow examples. This was my first experience with timber design and I found the book very useful as a practicing engineer. The examples were complete and easy to follow and apply.
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Wood is our only renewable building resources. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
pounds per connector, toenail none, shear design values parallel, recommended fastening schedule, collector strut, span rating system, cantilevered pieces intermixed, connector yields, asymmetrical snow, allowable shear values, equilibrium polygon, adjoining panel edges, group action factor, full design values, random layup, steel side plates, heel connection, tabulated design values, haunch depth, metal side plates, allowable axial stress, repetitive member factor, floor stud, centerline deflection, allowable bending stress Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Douglas Fir-Larch, National Design Specification, United States, Uniform Building Code, None None, American Plywood Association, Truss Plate Institute, Select Structural, Location of Vertex, National Building Code, Centerline Sum, Comply Panels, Construction Guide, Finish T-nail, Fleming Scofield, Haunch Delta, Haunch Sum, Location Recom'd Required Connector Roof, Modern Timber Engineering, National Evaluation Report, New York, Plywood Design Specification, Technical Note, Timber Construction Manual New!
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Wood is our only renewable building resources. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
pounds per connector, toenail none, shear design values parallel, recommended fastening schedule, collector strut, span rating system, cantilevered pieces intermixed, connector yields, asymmetrical snow, allowable shear values, equilibrium polygon, adjoining panel edges, group action factor, full design values, random layup, steel side plates, heel connection, tabulated design values, haunch depth, metal side plates, allowable axial stress, repetitive member factor, floor stud, centerline deflection, allowable bending stress Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Douglas Fir-Larch, National Design Specification, United States, Uniform Building Code, None None, American Plywood Association, Truss Plate Institute, Select Structural, Location of Vertex, National Building Code, Centerline Sum, Comply Panels, Construction Guide, Finish T-nail, Fleming Scofield, Haunch Delta, Haunch Sum, Location Recom'd Required Connector Roof, Modern Timber Engineering, National Evaluation Report, New York, Plywood Design Specification, Technical Note, Timber Construction Manual New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Four Books of Architecture (Dover Architecture) by Andrea Palladio on page 165
- Timber Construction Manual by AITC on page 224
- Wood Engineering Handbook by Forest Products Laboratory on page 163
- Structural Design: A Practical Guide for Architects by James R. Underwood in Back Matter
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