Timber Design provides all the information needed to solve timber problems on the civil PE and structural I exams. This edition reflects the 1998revisions to the 1997 NDS for Wood Construction and Supplement. There is expanded coverage in the plywood and diaphragm sections along with eleven realistic practice problems and solutions.
Among the subjects covered
Structural and Physical PropertiesBeam Design: Sawn Lumber of WoodBeam Design: Glulam TimberMechanical Properties of LumberMechanical ConnectionsLumber Size Categories and AllowableNails, Spikes, Bolts, Screws Design Stress