The practical design of structural elements in timber / John W. Bull.
By: Bull, John W.
Material type: BookPublisher: Aldershot, Hants, Eng. ; Brookfield, Vt. : Gower, 1994Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xxii, 174 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0291398022 .Subject(s): Building, WoodenDDC classification: 624.1826Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 624.1826 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00160492 |
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For students of timber design and for engineers and technicians who want to design in wood but are not familiar with its characteristics, explains how to use the British Standards, especially BS 5268: Pt 2, cutting out most of the technical detail and focusing on the essential design features. Many
Includes index.
General aspects of structural timber -- Loading -- Flexural members; the bending of beams -- Compression members -- Tension members -- Glued laminated timber -- Plywood -- Tempered hardboard -- Joints -- Timber treatments -- Fire resistance -- Chipboard.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Notation
- British Standards referred to
- General aspects of structural timber
- Loading
- Flexural members: the bending of beams
- Compression members
- Tension members
- Glued laminated timber
- Plywood
- Tempered hardboard
- Joints
- Timber treatments
- Fire resistance
- Chipboard
- Index