Systems in Timber Engineering

by Kolb, Josef

• ISBN13: 9783764386894
• ISBN10: 3764386894
• eBook ISBN(s): 9783764386900
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-07-04
• Publisher: Birkhauser Architecture
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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 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 construction 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 as applied in Switzerland, a leading country in the field of timber construction.

Author Biography

Josef Kolb is chairman of the Swiss Society of Engineers and Architects.

Table of Contents

Princples: Material-related
Wood - natural building material with potential	p. 10
Ecology, sustainable building	p. 18
Conception and design	p. 22
Material	p. 32
Construction systems: Loadbearing structure, building structure, design
Overview of systems	p. 38
Fabrication processes	p. 42
Log construction	p. 50
Timber-frame construction	p. 54
Balloon frame, platform frame	p. 60
Panel construction	p. 62
Frame construction	p. 86
Solid timber construction	p. 112
Roof structures	p. 136
Suspended floor structures	p. 158
Multi-storey timber buildings	p. 182
Building envelope, walls, suspended floors: Functions, layers, construction
Fundamentals, functions, tasks	p. 202
Design and construction	p. 224
External walls	p. 234
Pitched roofs	p. 246
Flat roofs	p. 254
Party walls, internal walls	p. 262
Suspended floors	p. 270
Boundary conditions, moisture content, protecting timber, fire protection
Moisture content	p. 286
Protecting timber	p. 288
Fire protection	p. 298
References, institutions	p. 310
Information, databases of manufacturers	p. 312
Regulations, standards, technical information sheets, aids	p. 312
Further reading	p. 313
Picture credits	p. 314
Construction projects featured in photographs	p. 315
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