Structural timber design to eurocode 5

Structural Timber Design to Eurocode 5 is a comprehensive book which provides practising engineers and specialist contractors with detailed information and in-depth guidance on the design of timber structures based on the common rules and rules for buildings in Eurocode 5 - Part 1-1. It will also be of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students of civil and structural engineering.The book provides a step-by-step approach to the design of all of the most commonly used timber elements and connections using solid timber, glued laminated timber or wood based structural products. It features numerous detailed worked examples, and incorporates the requirements of the UK National Annex.It covers the strength and stiffness properties of timber and its reconstituted and engineered products, the key requirements of Eurocode 0, Eurocode 1 and Eurocode 5 - Part 1-1, the design of beams and columns of solid timber, glued laminated, composite and thin-webbed sections, the lateral stability requirements of timber structures, and the design of mechanical connections subjected to lateral and/or axial forces as well as rigid and semi-rigid connections subjected to a moment.

Introduction to EN 1990, EN 1991 and EN 1995, Timber as a Structural Material, Design of members subjected to flexure, Design of axially loaded members and walls, Design of Glulam and LVL, Design of bracing, Design of composite timber/wood based sections, Design of built-up columns, Design of Metal Dowel Type Connections, Design of Other Types Connections, Moment Capacity of Joints Formed with Metal Dowel Fasteners, Design of roof trusses, Bibliography, Appendix A: Using Mathcad for Design Calculations, Appendix B: Table of Section sizes for softwood timber, Appendix C: Weights of Building materials, Appendix D: Tables giving the values of instability factor against slenderness ration for solid timber members of strength classes C14 to C50 in BS EN 338:2003 - Structural timber - Strength classes, Appendix E: Related British Standards for Timber Engineering.

Structural engineers, civil engineering contractors. A library reference with undergraduates of civil engineering.