Timber construction has become completely modernized. It has gained considerably in market share with respect to competing building materials and is dominated by systems such as frame and solid timber construction. Every timber construction is determined by its structure. Hence it is essential to know the connections and relationships from the design stage right through to the construction phase. Systems in Timber Engineering takes a whole new approach to this subject. It is a comprehensive, analytical, and visually organized treatment, from the simple single-family house to the large-scale multistore structure. It includes the building envelope, which is so important for saving energy, and systems for ceilings and interior dividing walls, which are so essential from the vantage point of construction. This work uses plans, schematic drawings, and pictures to show the current and forward-looking state of the technology as applied in Switzerland, a leading country in the field of timber construction.
Author(s): Josef Kolb
Edition: 1
Year: 2004
Language: English
Pages: 319
Contents......Page 7
a. Principles: Material-related......Page 10
a1 10. Progress rooted in tradition......Page 11
a1 20. Timber engineering......Page 14
a1 30. Facade......Page 16
a1 40. Fitting-out......Page 18
a2 20. The wood life cycle and processing chain......Page 19
a3 10. The design process......Page 23
a3 20. Planning......Page 26
a3 30. Process sequence......Page 28
a3 40. Quality assurance......Page 29
a4 10. Species of wood......Page 33
a4 20. Properties of wood......Page 34
a4 30. Grading......Page 35
b. Construction systems: Loadbearing structure, building structure, design......Page 38
b1 10. Building systenns in timber construction......Page 39
b1 20. Walls, suspended floors, roofs......Page 41
b1 30. Choosing a building system......Page 42
b2 10. Fabrication processes related to building systems......Page 43
b2 20. Building principles......Page 45
b2 30. Fabrication stages related to the building components......Page 47
b2 40. Building with elements......Page 48
b3 10 General......Page 51
b3 20 Further development......Page 52
b4 10. Past and present......Page 55
b4 20. The parts of the construction......Page 57
b4 30. Settling allowance......Page 58
b5 10. Two basic forms......Page 61
b5 20. Timber stud construction today......Page 62
b6 10. General......Page 63
b6 20. The parts of the construction......Page 65
b6 30. Settling allowance......Page 66
b6 40. Building structure and wall construction......Page 67
b6 50. Structural engineering......Page 79
b6 60. Loadbearing construction......Page 83
b7 10. General......Page 87
b7 20. The parts of the construction......Page 89
b7 30. Building structure......Page 91
b7 40. Forms of frame construction......Page 95
b7 50. Structural engineering......Page 107
b7 60. Loadbearing structure and building envelope......Page 109
b8 10. General......Page 113
b8 20. Solid cross-sections......Page 115
b8 30. Compound cross-sections......Page 129
b9 10. General......Page 137
b9 20 Overview of structural systems......Page 141
b9 30. Close-couple roof......Page 143
b9 40. Purlin roof......Page 147
b9 50. Traditional roof structures......Page 151
b9 60. Roof trusses, trussed rafters......Page 153
b9 70. Roof systems with primary and secondary structures......Page 155
b9 80. Structural engineering......Page 157
b10 10. General, overview of systems......Page 159
b10 20. Structural engineering, loadbearing construction......Page 161
b10 30. Construction details......Page 165
b10 40. Technical materials requirements......Page 171
b10 50. Timber joist floors......Page 173
b10 60. Ribbed-panel and hollow-box floors......Page 175
b10 70. Solid timber floors made from solid timber sections......Page 177
b10 80. Solid timber floors made from board-type, glued elements......Page 179
b10 90. Timber-concrete composite floors......Page 181
b11 10. General......Page 183
b11 20. Conception and design......Page 185
b11 30. Structural engineering......Page 186
b11 40. Settling behaviour......Page 195
b11 50. Typical sections......Page 199
b11 80. Erection......Page 201
c. Building envelope, walls, suspended floors: Functions, layers, construction......Page 202
c1 10. General......Page 203
c1 20. Building envelope......Page 205
c1 30. Functions, tasks, and performance......Page 209
c1 40. Building standards......Page 223
c2 10. General......Page 225
c2 20. Positions of component layers......Page 226
c2 30. Junctions between components......Page 229
c3 10. External wall systems......Page 235
c3 20. External cladding......Page 239
c3 30. Inner linings......Page 245
c4 20. Insulated pitched roofs......Page 247
c5 10. Uninsulated flat roofs......Page 255
c5 20. Insulated flat roofs......Page 256
c5 30. Design of insulated flat roofs......Page 261
c5 40. Falls......Page 262
c6 10. Tasks......Page 263
c6 20. Sound insulation of party walls......Page 264
c6 30. Flanking transmissions......Page 266
c6 40. Suggested forms of construction......Page 267
c7 20. Sound insulation of suspended timber floors......Page 271
c7 40. Suggested forms of construction......Page 276
d. Boundary conditions: Moisture content, protecting timber, fire protection......Page 286
d1 20. Requirements......Page 287
d1 30. The right installation moisture content......Page 288
d2 10. Risks......Page 289
d2 20. Constructional (passive) protection......Page 290
d2 30. Surface treatments and chemical wood preservatives......Page 292
d2 40. New developments in protecting timber......Page 296
d3 20. Fundamental terms......Page 299
d3 30. Requirements......Page 302
d3 40. Design......Page 307
e. Appendix: Disclaimer, notes, references......Page 310
e1. References, institutions......Page 311
e3 10. Switzerland......Page 313
e4. Further reading......Page 314
e5. Picture credits......Page 315
e6. Construction projects featured in photographs......Page 316
