Timber Bridges

ISBN-13: 9780367382742 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 176 str.

Christopher J. Mettem

Opis

The use of timber in bridges has recently been undergoing a revival throughout the world, with the EU creating for the first time a standard to which all new wooden bridges must adhere. Mettem’s handbook is illustrated throughout with informative colour diagrams and illustrations, detailing how to create practical and durable timber bridges.

Spis treści

1. Benefits of Timber Bridges  2. The Evolutionary Development of the Timber Bridge  3. Durability and Protection by Design  4. Materials  5. Concept Design  6. Decks and Parapets  7. Structural Design  8. Conservation, Maintenance and Repair  9. General Case Studies and Final Recommendations

O autorze

Christopher J. Mettem worked for many years as an engineering consultant at TRADA and has led many research projects in timber structures, composites and connections, conservation work and timber bridges. Through contracts with government agencies he worked in Africa, Central and South America and in the UK with the Highways Agency. He has served on BS committees for structural timber and was a member of the timber Eurocodes drafting teams. He is now the Chairman of the Glued Laminated Timber Association, which he helped to found.

Christopher was one of the three joint authors of Green Oak in Construction, which was shortlisted for the RIBA Book Awards, and has also written numerous other TRADA publications.