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Timber construction manual /

This manual is a comprehensive and indispensable reference work in the specialist literature on timber. Chapters cover the significance of timber with particular reference to ecology is also investigated. Timber as a load-bearing material is considered, and topics such as new methods of joining, tra...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Herzog, Thomas, 1941- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Alemán
Publicado: Basel : Birkhäuser ; Munich : Edition Detail, ©2004.
Colección:Edition Detail.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part 1 Cultural dimensions; The material; Tradition and diversity; Wood as a building material
  • from the beginnings to the 19th century
  • Part 2 Fundamentals; The material; Species of wood; Solid wood and solid wood products; Wood-based products; Building with wood is building for the future; Development of building components; Construction principles
  • Part 3 Basis for planning; Grading and improvement of solid timber products; Protecting wood; Thermal performance of buildings; Sound insulation; Fire protection; Prefabrication and erection
  • Part 4 Timber engineering
  • The tasks of the structural engineer; Structural engineering; Material variations and cross-section forms for components; Connectors and methods of connection; Stability elements
  • Part 5 Built examples: structures; Structures
  • Part 6 Built examples: facades; The diversity of the modern age; Facades
  • built examples in detail
  • Appendix.