Designing timber structures: An introduction

Dr James Norman and Dr Andrew Thomson are passionate advocates of timber in engineering design. James is Associate Professor in Sustainable Design at the University of Bristol and his previous books include Structural Timber Elements - a pre-scheme design guide (TRADA/BM TRADA) and Conceptual design of Buildings (IStructE). Andrew has been a Teaching Fellow at the University of Bath whose teaching interests include creativity in structural engineering, collaborative design and the use of appropriate materials with a specialism in timber. Both worked extensively in private practice before moving into teaching and drew on that wealth of sustainable design experience to bring Designing timber structures: an introduction to life.

Introduction

Chapter 1 introduction to timber
1.1 Timber and the tree
1.2 Timber as a building material
1.3 Sawn timber production process
1.4 Sustainability
1.5 Strength
1.6 Grading
1.7 Load duration
1.8 Engineered timber products
1.9 Durability
1.10 Building codes
1.11 Summary
1.12 Seven commonly-used tree species in the UK and their structural uses

Chapter 2 Simple timber construction
2.1 Case study of a timber joist floor: Feilden Fowles Studio
2.2 Safety factors and limit state design
2.3 Calculating the load acting on the joist
2.4 Joist analysis
2.5 Load duration and moisture content
2.6 Design
2.7 Summary
2.8 Worked example: Domestic timber joist floor

Chapter 3 Timber stud walls
3.1 What are timber stud walls and how are they used?
3.2 Case study of timber stud walls: Staunton-on-Wye Endowed Primary School
3.3 Calculating vertical loads on a wall
3.4 Calculating horizontal wall loads
3.5 Combining horizontal and vertical loads
3.6 Design of stud walls
3.7 Summary
3.8 Worked example: Domestic exterior timber stud wall

Chapter 4 Glulam frames
4.1 What is glulam and how is it made?
4.2 Case study of a glulam frame building: Hereford College of Arts
4.3 Glulam frame analysis
4.4 Glulam design
4.5 Worked example: Glulam frame for office building

Chapter 5 Cross laminated timber
5.1 Introduction to cross laminated timber
5.2 Case study of a CLT frame building: Springfield Community Campus
5.3 What is a CLT building made from?
5.4 Design for out of plane bending
5.5 Design for axial load
5.6 Other considerations
5.7 Summary
5.8 Worked example: CLT frame for a school building

Chapter 6 Other considerations when designing timber structures
6.1 Fire with Angus Law, University of Edinburgh
6.2 Acoustics
6.3 Good detailing
6.4 Looking after timber: best practice for site
6.5 Existing buildings with Margaret Cooke, Director, Integral Engineering Design
6.6 Next steps

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