Basics Timber Construction
1st Edition
Published on 20. April 2007
Book
Hardback
96 pages
978-3-7643-8102-8 (ISBN)
Description
Together with masonry construction, timber construction is usually one of the first building exercises encountered by the student in his or her training. This volume begins by presenting the building material timber in all of its facets and explaining the fundamental principles of timber construction. It then goes on to describe the most important building components and their constructive possibilities, specifically as they pertain to building with timber. Subjects: Timber as building material, Timber preservation, Systems for building with timber, Building components from foundation to roof.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basel/Berlin/Boston
Switzerland
Target group
College/higher education
US School Grade: From College Freshman to College Senior
Illustrations
62 s/w Abbildungen
62 b/w ill.
Dimensions
Height: 22 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Weight
209 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-7643-8102-8 (9783764381028)
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Ludwig Steiger, Dipl. Ing. Univ., Architekt, Dozent für Baukonstruktion und Innenausbau an der TU München.
Content
Introduction.- Building material.- Timber.- Growth.- Timber moisture.- Qualities.- Ways of cutting.- Loadbearing properties.- Timber construction products.- Solid timber.- Timber materials.- Construction panels.- Timber protection.- Timber selection.- Structural timber protection.- Chemical timber protection.- Construction.- Stability.- Loadbearing system.- Wall reinforcement.- Timber construction systems.- Log construction.- Timber-frame construction.- Frame construction.- Skeleton construction.- Panel construction.- Building components.- Foundations and base.- Slab foundation.- Strip foundations.- Individual foundation.- External wall.- Layer construction.- Building science.- External formwork.- Surface treatment.- Interior cladding and installation.- Apertures.- Interior wall.- Structure.- Incorporation.- Ceilings.- Beam ceilings.- Structure.- Layer of beams.- Support.- Solid ceilings.- Roof.- Pitched roofs.- Flat roof.- Appendix.- DIN standards.- Information sources.- Picture credits.