Timber Construction Manual / / Thomas Herzog, Julius Natterer, Roland Schweitzer, Michael Volz, Wolfgang Winter.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Architecture, Design and Arts 2000 - 2014
• VerfasserIn: Herzog, Thomas,; Natterer, Julius,; Schweitzer, Roland,; Volz, Michael,; Winter, Wolfgang,
• MitwirkendeR: Hauser, Gerd,; Herzog, Thomas,; Natterer, Julius,; Schweitzer, Roland,; Volz, Michael,; Wagner, Gerhard,; Wegener, Gerd,; Wiegand, Tobias,; Winter, Wolfgang,; Zeitter, Helmut,; Zimmer, Bernhard,
• Place / Publishing House: Basel : : Birkhäuser, , [2012]; ©2004
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Series: DETAIL Construction Manuals
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

This manual is a comprehensive and indispensable reference work in the specialist literature on timber. Chapters cover the significance of timber with particular reference to ecology is also investigated. Timber as a load-bearing material is considered, and topics such as new methods of joining, transport and montage are also documented.

with some 600 photos and 4000 drawings and plans, the Timber Construction Manual is a comprehensive and indispensable reference work in the specialist literature on timber. It looks at all types of timber and timber materials, also presenting detailed information on the current norms and standards. Chapters cover the basic principles of working with timber, providing detailed information on subjects such as heat, noise insulation, fire protection treatment. The significance of timber with particular reference to ecology is also investigated. Timber as a load-bearing material is considered, and topics such as new methods of joining, transport and montage are documented. The second part of the volume presents a large number of built examples which feature some "classic" structures but focus chiefly on more recent buildings. The spectrum presented ranges from heavy-load bridges to multi-storey residential buildings. The second part of the examples looks specifically at topics such as facades, building skins etc.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Part 1 Cultural dimensions -- The material -- Tradition and diversity -- Wood as a building material – from the beginnings to the 19th century -- Part 2 Fundamentals -- The material -- Species of wood -- Solid wood and solid wood products -- Wood-based products -- Building with wood is building for the future -- Development of building components -- Construction principles -- Part 3 Basis for planning -- Grading and improvement of solid timber products -- Protecting wood -- Thermal performance of buildings -- Sound insulation -- Fire protection -- Prefabrication and erection -- Part 4 Timber engineering -- The tasks of the structural engineer -- Structural engineering -- Material variations and cross-section forms for components -- Connectors and methods of connection -- Stability elements -- Part 5 Built examples: structures -- Structures -- Part 6 Built examples: facades -- The diversity of the modern age -- Facades – built examples in detail -- Appendix