TimberEngineering

TimberconstructionisoneofthemostprevalentmethodsofconstructingbuildingsinNorthAmericaandanincreasinglysignificantmethodofconstructioninEuropeandtherestoftheworld.TimberEngineeringdealsnotonlywiththestructuralaspectsoftimberconstruction,structuralcomponents,jointsandsystemsbasedonsolidtimberandengineeredwoodproducts,butalsomaterialbehaviourandpropertiesonawoodelementlevel.Producedbyinternationallyrenownedexpertsinthefield,thisbookrepresentsthestateoftheartinresearchontheunderstandingofthematerialbehaviourofsolidwoodandengineeredwoodproducts.Thereisnocomparablecompendiumcurrentlyavailableonthetopic-thesubjectsrepresentedincludethemostrecentphenomenaoftimberengineeringandthenewestdevelopmentofpractice-relatedresearch.Groupedintothreedifferentsections,'Basicpropertiesofwood-basedstructuralelements','Designaspectsontimberstructures'and'Jointsandstructuralassemblies',thisbookfocusesonkeyissuesintheunderstandingof:timberasamodernengineeredconstructionmaterialwithcontrolledanddocumentedpropertiesthebackgroundfordesignofstructuralsystemsbasedontimberandengineeredwoodproductsthebackgroundforstructuraldesignofjointsinstructuraltimbersystemsFurthermore,thisinvaluablebookcontainsadvancedteachingmaterialforalltechnicalschoolsanduniversitiesinvolvedintimberengineering.Italsoprovidesanessentialresourcefortimberengineeringstudentsandresearchers,aswellaspracticingstructuralandcivilengineers.