Design of a timber house

Τίτλος

Design of a timber house

Θέμα

Wooden-frame houses

Architecture

Δημιουργός

Leonidou, Stavroula

Πηγή

Higher Technical Institute

Το πλήρες κείμενο είναι διαθέσιμο από το Υπουργείο Ενέργειας, Εμπορίου Βιομηχανίας και Τουρισμού.

Εκδότης

Library of Cyprus University of Technology

Ημερομηνία

1996

Δικαιώματα

Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού και κάτοχου των πνευματικών δικαιωμάτων.

Μορφή

pdf

Γλώσσα

eng

Τύπος

text

Αναγνωριστικό

CED0284

Σύνοψη

Timber species may be categorized either as hardwoods or softwoods, according, to their characteristics such as their colour, their lightness, their weights etc.
In our construction Industry, the softwood Is the most commonly used due to Its strength requirements, durability In service and serviceability. Such softwood are: European Redwood, European Whltewood and Canadian Spuse-Plnetlr.
Basic stresses
Basic stress Is the safe stress for a member which doesn't Include the strength.reduclng characteristics.
The strength of Timber Is reduced by defects such as follows:
(i) Natyral detects
Knots
Shakes
Splits
Checks
(ii) Distortion
Conversion defects
Grade stresses
Grade stress Is the safe stress for a Timber member which gives account the defects of knots on the strength of the Timber.