| Description |
1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Introduction -- Pt. 1. Timber Basics. Ch. 2. Timber as a Construction Material. Ch. 3. Preventing Wood Degradation. Ch. 4. Code Issues -- Pt. 2. Timber Design and Detailing. Ch. 5. Timber Framing. Ch. 6. Fasteners and Connectors. Ch. 7. Traditional Joinery. Ch. 8. Timber Trusses. Ch. 9. Lateral Bracing. Ch. 10. Timber Specifications -- Pt. 3. Timber Construction. Ch. 11. Estimating and Bidding. Ch. 12. Shop Drawings. Ch. 13. Timber Erection -- Pt. 4. Timber Case Studies. Ch. 14. A New Timber Building. Ch. 15. Covered Bridges -- Appendix. List of Acronyms |
| Summary |
This comprehensive, hands-on guide, filled with practical architectural, engineering, and construction guidance, brings you up to date on design, materials, codes, and applications. With expertise from a leading timber architect, a top designer/builder of heavy timber frames, a wood scientist, and several renowned timber engineers, this book provides a Conception-to-Completion Professional Blueprint essential to anyone interested in or involved with timber construction |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Building, Wooden.
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| LC no. |
98038782 |
| ISBN |
0070245800 |
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