Basics Timber Construction
1st Edition
Published on 22. May 2017
96 pages
978-3-0356-1223-3 (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
Publishing group
Birkhäuser Verlag GmbH
Target group
College/higher education
US School Grade: From College Freshman to College Senior
Illustrations
62 Abbildungen
62 ill.
File size
13,59 MB
ISBN-13
978-3-0356-1223-3 (9783035612233)
Schweitzer Classification
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Ludwig Steiger
Basics Timber Construction
E-Book
05/2017
1st Edition
Birkhäuser
€22.00
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Ludwig Steiger
Basics Timber Construction
Book
04/2007
1st Edition
Birkhäuser Verlag GmbH
€14.95
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Person
Ludwig Steiger, Dipl. Ing. Univ., architect, TU Munich, co-owner Fischer + Steiger Architekten, Munich.
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.
