| Description |
319 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm |
| Contents |
Principles: material-related : Wood: natural building material with potential ; Ecology, sustainable building ; Conception and design ; Material -- Construction systems: loadbearing structure, building structure, design : Overview of systems ; Fabrication processes ; Log construction ; Timber-frame construction ; Balloon frame, platform frame ; Panel construction ; Frame construction ; Solid timber construction ; Roof structures ; Suspended floor structures ; Multi-storey timber buildings -- Building envelope, walls, suspended floors: functions, layers, construction : Fundamentals, functions, tasks ; Design and construction ; External walls ; Pitched roofs ; Flat roofs ; Party walls, internal walls ; Suspended floors -- Boundary conditions: moisture content, protecting timber ; Fire protection -- Appendix: Disclaimer, notes, references : References, institutions ; Information, databases of manufacturers ; Regulations, standards, technical information sheets, aids : Switzerland ; Germany ; European building materials and products standards |
| Summary |
Timber construction has become completely modernized. It has gained considerably in market share with respect to competing building materials and is dominated by systems such as panel, frame, and solid timber construction. Every timber construction is determined by its structure. Hence it is essential to know the connections and relationships from the design stage right through to the construct ion phase. Systems in Timber Engineering takes a whole new approach to this subject. It is a comprehensive, analytical, and visually organized treatment, from the simple single family house to the large-scale multistore structure. It includes the building envelope, which is so important for saving energy, and systems for ceilings and interior dividing walls, which are so essential from the vantage point of construction. This work uses plans, schematic drawings, and pictures to show the current and forward-looking state of the technology,taking Switzerland as its example, a leading country in the field of innovative timber construction |
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Carpentry |
| Analysis |
Architecture: practice |
| Notes |
Acquisitions record |
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Format: Hardback |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 310-314) |
| Audience |
Technical/Vocational/TAFE |
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Tertiary/Undergraduate |
| Subject |
Timber construction
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Building, Wooden.
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| Author |
LIGNUM (Association : Switzerland)
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Holzforschung.
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| LC no. |
2007939900 |
| ISBN |
9783764386894 |
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3764386894 |
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