Description
Book Synopsis Timber is one of the most elementary and oldest building materials used by mankind, and has still not lost any of its attractiveness and topicality. In many cultural spheres and climate zones, the primary construction methods of domestic architecture include both masonry construction and timber construction. However, this living, lightweight, and easy-to-work material has specific characteristics that impact on the way it is used in construction in different ways compared to other building materials. In order to develop high-quality designs that suit the material, architects need to be familiar with the specific characteristics of this building material and with the rules governing timber construction.
The new edition of the successful Basics Timber Construction volume lists the most common solid timber construction systems, including that using solid timber wall elements, as well as the rules, applications, and the relevant details.
Table of ContentsIntroduction.- 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.
