Sustainable Timber Design

ISBN-13: 9780415468084 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 220 str.

Michael Dickson

Opis

This new resource covers the material selection, structural design and connections detailing of truly sustainable timber buildings through:

• consideration of the nature of wood and the heritage of timber construction, including the importance of forestry and conservation

• a review of modern techniques to improve the durability, fire resistance and predictability of structural timber elements and their vital connections

• analysis of the many architectural and structural options, from roundwood shells through glulam arches and gridshells to long span hybrid structures

• case studies from around the world illustrating the principles discussed and the true potential of timber construction

Historically there has been an imbalance between the availability of information on structural timber design and the much more widespread familiarity with traditional structural materials such as steel and concrete. This book aims to help redress the balance by presenting the essential design principles involved in the creation of elegant, user-friendly timber buildings that are practical, economic, and thoroughly sustainable. Designed to support specialist study into the benefits of 21^st Century timber engineering, this book also offers architects, engineers and other construction professionals practical advice on all aspects of modern timber architecture.

Recenzje

"A comprehensive compilation of timber information which unusually provides the authors’ opinion on a number of aspects. The case studies provide inspiration to build more with wood!" - Simon Smith, Director of Smith and Wallwork

Spis treści

Dedication and Acknowledgements  Foreword: Dr Peter Bonfield OBE FREng  Preface  Introduction  Part 1: Materials and Performance  1. Understanding the Material  2. Certification of a Sustainable Product  3. Improving the Material  4. Advanced Timber Technology  Part 2: Design and Detailing  5. The Opportunity of Roundwood Construction  6. Sawn Timber  7.The Renaissance of Green Oak Construction  8. Prefabricated Architectural Structures  9. Arch Forms  10. Gridshells with Small Section Timbers  11. Shells Engineered in Timber  12. Large Panel Structures  13. Advanced Structures  14. Hybrid Buildings  Part 3: Connections  15. The Development of the Timber Connection  16. Engineering Connections and their Mechanics  References and End words