Overview

Structural Timber Design Timber construction has been one of the most innovative areas of the building industry for several years. The speed with which new products are introduced into practical application is almost breathtaking compared to the other construction materials in the building industry. As a result, timber construction is continuously increasing its market share in commercial buildings and hall structures, and even in multi-storey construction for residential and office buildings. This book provides essential knowledge and skills required for the design, detailing, and construction of timber structures. Special emphasis is placed on the specific features of timber and wood-based materials compared to other construction materials. This concerns the numerous advantages, as e.g. the comparatively low weight, the good workability of the high-performance material and the large variety of assembling technologies, but also the challenges resulting from the material anisotropy and from the susceptibility to natural pests. In each chapter the essential phenomena are explained first and then brought into connection with code regulations. This aims to support the basic understanding of the interrelations and dependencies in timber engineering, which is the fundamental basis of creative engineering.

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Author:   Werner Seim (University of Kassel's Institute of Structural Engineering)
Publisher:   Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH
Imprint:   Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn Verlag fur Architektur und technische Wissenschaften
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.794kg
ISBN:  

9783433034040

ISBN 10:   3433034044
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   17 April 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

PREFACE LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 1 TIMBER AS A STRUCTURAL MATERIAL 1.1 Building with timber - advantages and challenges 1.2 Mechanical properties of solid timber 1.2.1 Influence of the fibre direction 1.2.2 Strength values of solid timber 1.2.3 Deformation properties of solid timber 1.2.4 Influence of load duration and humidity 1.3 Wood based products 1.3.1 Solid structural timber and glued solid timber 1.3.2 Glued laminated timber 1.3.3 Cross laminated timber 1.4 Wood based materials 1.4.1 Laminated veneer lumber 1.4.2 Plywood 1.4.3 OSB 1.4.4 Particle boards 1.4.5 Fibreboards 2 STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF BEAM-TYPE MEMBERS 2.1 Basics of structural design 2.1.1 Action combinations 2.1.2 Modification factors and deformations factors 2.2 Bending 2.3 Shear 2.4 Torsion and rolling shear 2.5 Buckling 2.5.1 Lateral bending buckling - kc method 2.5.2 Lateral torsional buckling - km method 2.5.3 Torsional flexural buckling 2.5.4 Calculation according to Second Order Theory 2.6 Tension and bending 2.7 Serviceability limit state 2.7.1 Deformations 2.7.2 Vibrations 3 STRESSES PERPENDICULAR TO THE GRAIN 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Compression 3.2.1 Compression perpendicular to the grain 3.2.2 Compression stresses at an angle to the grain 3.3 Tension perpendicular to grain 3.3.1 General 3.3.2 Notches 3.3.3 Tension loaded connections perpendicular to grain 3.3.4 Holes in glulam beams 4 CONNECTIONS - DOWEL-TYPE 4.1 General 4.2 Connections with dowel-type fasteners 4.2.1 Overview 4.2.2 Deformation behaviour 4.2.3 Basics of the calculation of shear loaded connections 4.2.4 Shear loaded timber-timber connections 4.2.5 Shear loaded timber-timber connections - simplified calculation 4.2.6 Shear loaded steel-timber connections 4.2.7 Shear loaded steel-timber connections - simplified calculation 4.3 Dowels and Bolts 4.4 Nails and staples 4.4.1 Definitions 4.4.2 Construction rules for connections with nails 4.4.3 Construction rules for staples 4.4.4 Load bearing capacity 4.5 Connections with screws 4.5.1 General 4.5.2 Conceptual design of screwed connections 4.5.3 Load bearing capacity 4.5.4 Application examples and execution 4.6 Block shear 4.7 Reinforcement of doweled connections 4.8 Connections with Cross-laminated timber (CLT) 5 CONNECTIONS II - OTHER 5.1 Shear connectors 5.1.1 Mechanism 5.1.2 Connector types and construction rules 5.1.3 Load bearing capacity 5.2 Carpentry joints 5.2.1 Introduction 5.2.2 Halving joints 5.2.3 Step joints 5.2.4 Mortise and tenon 5.2.5 Wooden nails 5.2.6 Deformations - slip moduli 5.3 Hinged and moment resistant connections 5.3.1 Structural detailing and calculation modelling 5.3.2 Principle of intersection 5.3.3 Rules for detailing 5.4 Adhesive bonded connections 5.4.1 Introduction 5.4.2 Adhesive bonding of structural elements 5.4.3 Connections, local reinforcement and repair 5.5 Reinforcement against tension forces perpendicular to the grain 5.5.1 Notches 5.5.2 Connections perpendicular to grain 5.5.3 Openings 6 STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS - BEAM TYPE MEMBERS 6.1 Glulam beams 6.1.1 Bending stresses 6.1.2 Tension stresses perpendicular to the grain 6.2 Trusses 6.3 Composite elements 6.3.1 Beams, slab and roof elements 6.3.2 Timber-concrete composites (TCC) 6.3.3 Columns 6.4 Bracing - Design and detailing 6.4.1 Introduction 6.4.2 Roof structures 6.4.3 Beams and columns 6.5 Modelling of beam type elements 7 STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS - PLANE 7.1 Light frame elements 7.1.1 Introduction 7.1.2 Wall elements 7.1.3 Slab elements - diaphragms 7.1.4 Connections and anchoring 7.2 Cross laminated timber (CLT) 7.2.1 Production, load bearing characteristics, and strength 7.2.2 Plates 7.2.3 Wall panels 7.2.4 Detailing and load transfer 7.3 Modelling of plane elements 7.3.1 CLT plates 7.3.2 Shear walls 7.4 Interaction of diaphragms and bracing walls 8 DYNAMIC BEHAVIOUR OF TIMBER STRUCTURES 8.1 Dynamics and vibration 8.1.1 Structures under dynamic impact 8.1.2 Natural frequencies of simple systems 8.2 Vibration of slabs 8.3 Structures under earthquake impact 8.3.1 Earthquake impact and energy dissipation 8.3.2 Conceptual design and calculation of building structures 8.3.3 Response spectra procedure - Equivalent load 8.3.4 Verification of wall and slab elements 9 DURABILITY AND FIRE PROTECTION 9.1 Durability 9.1.1 Principles and definitions 9.1.2 Durability of wood species 9.1.3 Constructive measures against biological attack 9.1.4 Encapsulated construction 9.1.5 Wood treatment 9.2 Resistance to corrosion 9.3 Fire protection 9.3.1 Introduction 9.3.2 Terminology and legal regulations 9.3.3 Building classes 9.3.4 Classification and requirements for structural elements and materials 9.4 Calculation of fire resistance time 9.4.1 Effective cross section method 9.4.2 Connections 10 CONCEPTUAL DESIGN 10.1 Multi-storey timber buildings 10.1.1 Introduction 10.1.2 Design criteria 10.2 Roof structure 10.2.1 Introduction 10.2.2 Criteria for conceptual design 10.2.3 Primary and secondary load bearing elements 10.2.4 Beams and columns 10.2.5 Arches, cables and domes 10.3 Bridges 10.3.1 Introduction 10.3.2 Design criteria 10.3.3 Actions 10.3.4 Load transfer 10.3.5 Maintenance 11 SUPPLEMENTARY THEORETICAL BACKGROUND 11.1 Strength and Size Effect 11.2 Fracture mechanics - brittle failure 11.2.1 B- and D-areas 11.2.2 Linear-elastic fracture mechanics - energy based fracture criterion 11.2.3 Application of fracture mechanics 11.3 Theory of Plasticity 11.3.1 Introduction 11.3.2 Application of the upper bound theorem 11.3.3 Application of the lower bound theorem 11.3.4 Capacity design 11.4 Calculation methods for composite beams - efficient stiffness method 11.5 Volkersen's theory for adhesive bonded connections 11.6 Calculation according to Second Order Theory REFERENCES STANDARDS AND TECHNICAL REGULATIONS PRODUCT INFORMATION (EXEMPLARILY)

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Werner Seim is a professor for Timber Engineering and Building Rehabilitation at the University of Kassel, Germany, and also an engineer with more than 35 years of experience in design and assessment of timber structures. He holds a Civil Engineering Degree from the University of Stuttgart, received his PhD in 1994 at the Karlsruhe Institute for Technology KIT and conducted postdoctoral studies 1998 at the University of California UCSD, San Diego. His research is focussed on bracing systems for high-rise buildings, timber-concrete-composites and re-use of structures. He is member of several national and international scientific committees. He was invited as a Visiting Professor to UBC Vancouver, EPF Lausanne and FCBA Bordeaux. His commitment to teaching was rewarded in 2020 with the Hessian State Prize.

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