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Ram S. Gupta ... 528 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; 2nd edition (April, 2014) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 146655231X - ISBN-13: 978-1466552319.

The Structural Engineering Reference Manual prepares you for the NCEES 16-hour Structural Engineering (SE) exam. It provides a comprehensive review of structural analysis and design methods related to vertical and lateral forces. All exam topics are covered, and exam-adopted codes and standards are frequently referenced. You will learn how to apply concepts by reviewing the 244 example problems, and you will strengthen your problem-solving skills by working the 44 end-of-chapter practice problems. Each problem’s complete solution lets you check your own solving approach. Access to supportive information is just as important as knowledge and problem-solving efficiency. The Structural Engineering Reference Manual’s thorough index easily directs you to the codes and concepts you will need during the exam. Cross references to more than 700 equations, 60 tables, 190 figures, 8 appendices, and relevant codes will point you to additional support material when you need it. Topics covered: Bridges + Foundations and Retaining Structures + Lateral Forces (Wind and Seismic) + Prestressed Concrete + Reinforced Concrete + Reinforced Masonry + Structural Steel + Timber.

Roza Aseeva, Boris Serkov, Andrey Sivenkov ... 290 pages - Publisher: Springer; (December, 2013) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 9400774591 - ISBN-13: 978-9400774599 ...

This volume describes the modern data on fire behavior and fire protection of timber in outdoors and indoors application mainly in construction industry.  The book discusses the most important topics of that area of science and engineering such as: Specificity of structure and properties of  different timber species; Pyrolisis and oxidative decomposition of timber; The ignition of timber; Heat release characteristics and combustion heat of timber; Flame propagation on timber surface; Generation of smoke and toxic products at fire of timber surface; Generation of smoke and toxic products at fire of timber; Fire safety and fire resistance of timber building structures and constructions; Fire protection of timber building structures and constructions; Effect of natural aging of timber building structures on fire behavior and fire safety; The changes in fire behavior timber based on different of wood species after accelerated artificial aging. The Authors’ novel approach discovered the relationship between various species and age of timbers and its fire behavior at different thermal and fire loads. Quantitative data on ignition speed and flame propagation and generation of heat, smoke and toxic products are discussed for most types of timbers applicable in engineering practice. Analysis of fire resistance of various types of timber building materials and very new data on the effect of natural and accelerated aging of timber fire behavior are discussed. The main practical methods of fire protection of new and ancient timber structures using novel coatings (without regular fire retardants) are considered. Most of the data contained in the book are based on the authors’ research and practical experience accumulated during many years of their activity in the area. The book should be useful for a wide range of readers: chemists, physicists, material scientists, architects, engineers, constructors and restorers involved in study and practice of fire behavior and fire protection of timber.

Ash Ahmed, John Sturges ... 394 pages - Publisher: Routledge; 1st edition (January, 2015) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 1856176886 - ISBN-13: 978-1856176880 ...

Materials Science in Construction explains the science behind the properties and behaviour of construction's most fundamental materials (metals, cement and concrete, polymers, timber, bricks and blocks, glass and plaster). In particular, the critical factors affecting in situ materials are examined, such as deterioration and the behaviour and durability of materials under performance. An accessible, easy-to-follow approach makes this book ideal for all diploma and undergraduate students on construction-related courses taking a module in construction materials.

Peter Ross ... 304 pages - Publisher: Thomas Telford Publishing; (January, 1995) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0727720511 - ISBN-13: 978-0727720511 ...

Timber is one of the oldest of mans building materials, but because the building scene today is dominated by concrete and steel, many designers are unfamiliar with the properties of timber and its structural vocabulary. This new book begins with an extended introduction to timber as a building material: its various forms and properties, its response to environmental conditions, and the Building Regulations relating to its use. It goes on to follow the general sequence of work, starting with the commission, and then dealing with the survey, the investigation and the appraisal.

Alan Williams ... 512 pages - Publisher: Professional Publications; 8th edition (June, 2015) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 1591264960 - ISBN-13: 978-1591264965.

Comprehensive Coverage for the 16-Hour Structural Engineering Exam: The Structural Engineering Reference Manual prepares you for the NCEES 16-hour Structural Engineering (SE) exam. It covers all exam topics and provides a comprehensive review of structural analysis and design methods. Exam-adopted codes and standards are frequently referenced, and solving methods—including strength design for timber and masonry—are thoroughly explained. You will learn how to apply concepts pertaining to vertical and lateral forces by reviewing the 244 example problems. You will also strengthen your problem-solving skills by working the 44 end-of-chapter practice problems. Each problem’s complete solution lets you check your own solving approach. New for the 8th edition, both ASD and LRFD/SD solutions and explanations are provided for masonry problems, allowing you to familiarize yourself with different problem solving methods. Access to supportive information is just as important as knowledge and problem-solving efficiency. The Structural Engineering Reference Manual’s thorough index easily directs you to the codes and concepts you will need during the exam. Cross references to more than 700 equations, 60 tables, 190 figures, 8 appendices, and relevant codes will point you to additional support material when you need it.

Abdy Kermani ... 280 pages - Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1st edition (December, 1998) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0632050918 - ISBN-13: 978-0632050918 ...

Structural Timber Design is a comprehensive textbook that provides students of building and civil engineering courses with a wealth of information and in-depth guidance on design methods to the recently revised BS 5268 : Part 2 and the proposed Eurocode 5. It is also an invaluable reference source and design aid for practising engineers and architects. The text provides a step-by-step approach to the design of all the most commonly used timber elements and connections (illustrated by detailed work examples), and encourages the use of computers to carry out design calculations. I t covers the characteristics of timber; a review of BS 5268: Part 2 and its requirements; the design of beams and columns of solid, glued laminated and composite sections and mechanical and glued timber connections. The book also reviews the proposed Eurocode 5 and its limit states requirements, including the design of flexural and axially loaded members and connections.

Sven Thelandersson, Hans J. Larsen ... 456 pages - Publisher: Wiley; 1st edition (March, 2003) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0470844698 - ISBN-13: 978-0470844694 ...

Timber construction is one of the most prevalent methods of constructing buildings in North America and an increasingly significant method of construction in Europe and the rest of the world. Timber Engineering deals not only with the structural aspects of timber construction, structural components, joints and systems based on solid timber and engineered wood products, but also material behaviour and properties on a wood element level. Produced by internationally renowned experts in the field, this book represents the state of the art in research on the understanding of the material behaviour of solid wood and engineered wood products. There is no comparable compendium currently available on the topic - the subjects represented include the most recent phenomena of timber engineering and the newest development of practice-related research.

Grouped into three different sections, 'Basic properties of wood-based structural elements', 'Design aspects on timber structures' and 'Joints and structural assemblies', this book focuses on key issues in the understanding of: timber as a modern engineered construction material with controlled and documented properties + the background for design of structural systems based on timber and engineered wood products + the background for structural design of joints in structural timber systems+ Furthermore, this invaluable book contains advanced teaching material for all technical schools and universities involved in timber engineering. It also provides an essential resource for timber engineering students and researchers, as well as practicing structural and civil engineers.

J. Porteous, P. Ross ... 176 pages - Publisher: ICE Publishing; (April 26, 2013)
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0727731629 - ISBN-13: 978-0727731623

This series of "Designers' Guides to the Eurocodes" provides comprehensive guidance in the form of design aids, indications for the most convenient design procedures and worked examples. The books also include background information to aid the designer in understanding the reasoning behind and the objectives of the codes. All of the individual guides work in conjunction with the "Designers' Guide to EN 1990 Eurocode: Basis of Structural Design". The part of Eurocode 5 covered by this guide, EN 1995-1, addresses the common rules and rules for buildings, including structural fire design. This Designers' Guide looks specifically at timber buildings, including full explanation and commentary on the code with examples, and direction to the National Annex documents.

Chanakya Arya ... 528 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; 3rd edition (June, 2009) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0415467209 - ISBN-13: 978-0415467209 ...

This third edition of a popular textbook is a concise single-volume introduction to the design of structural elements in concrete, steel, timber, masonry, and composites. It provides design principles and guidance in line with both British Standards and Eurocodes, current as of late 2007. Topics discussed include the philosophy of design, basic structural concepts, and material properties. After an introduction and overview of structural design, the book is conveniently divided into sections based on British Standards and Eurocodes.

Jim Coulson ... 220 pages - Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1st edition (April, 2012) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0470657774 - ISBN-13: 978-0470657775 ...

Wood in Construction – How to Avoid Costly Mistakes focuses on the basic principles and appropriate use of wood in construction and illustrates how to avoid or minimise problems, to ensure that wood performs as expected when used in a construction application. Based on the author’s extensive experience of manufacturing processes and practical applications in the timber, construction, joinery, shop-fitting and furniture industries, Wood in Construction provides a guide to using wood in building in the real world. It describes the main causes of difficulty when using wood, and shows how to avoid or minimise problems, reducing the difficulties for the architect, engineer or specifier, builder and building owner. Technical enough to explain why things should be done in specific ways, but also practical enough to demonstrate how to use wood correctly and avoid doing the wrong things, this is an invaluable resource for construction specifiers (architects, engineers), carpenters, structural engineers, building surveyors, small/medium sized builders.

Simon Aicher, H. W. Reinhardt, Harald Garrecht ... 839 pages - Publisher: Springer; (September, 2013) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 9400778104 - ISBN-13: 978-9400778108 ...

This book contains the contributions from the RILEM International Symposium on Materials and Joints in Timber Structures that was held in Stuttgart, Germany from October 8 to 10, 2013. It covers recent developments in the materials and the joints used in modern timber structures. Regarding basic wooden materials, the contributions highlight the widened spectrum of products comprising cross-laminated timber, glulam and LVL from hardwoods and block glued elements. Timber concrete compounds, cement bonded wood composites and innovative light-weight constructions represent increasingly employed alternatives for floors, bridges and facades. With regard to jointing technologies, considerable advances in both mechanical connections and glued joints are presented. Self-tapping screws have created unprecedented options for reliable, strong as well as ductile joints and reinforcement technologies. Regarding adhesives, which constitute the basis of the jointing/laminating technology of modern timber products, extended options for tailor-made bonding solutions have to be stated. Apart from melamine-urea and phenolic-resorcinol adhesives, one-component-polyurethanes, emulsion isocyanate polymers and epoxies offer a wide range of possibilities. The contributions dealing with experimental and numerical investigations on static, cyclic and seismic behavior of structures clearly reveal the enhanced potential of modern timber construction for reliable and sustainable buildings and bridges of the new millennium. The book is structured in nine thematic areas, being: Structures, Mechanical Connections, Glued Joints and Adhesives, Timber and Concrete/Cement/Polymer Composites, Cyclic, Seismic Behavior, Hardwood, Modified Wood and Bamboo, Cross-Laminated Timber, Properties and Testing of Wood, Glulam

Institution of Structural Engineers ... 
258 pages
Publisher: Institution of Structural Engineers; (December 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0901297445
ISBN-13: 978-0901297440

M. Y. H. Bangash ... 256 pages - Publisher: Whittles Publishing; (October, 2009) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 1420068342 - ISBN-13: 978-1420068344 ... 

This manual provides a step-by-step approach to the detailing of timber, and deals with codes of practice from the UK, Europe, America and Russia. It provides practical and up-to-date information on various aspects of timber construction and covers the fundamentals of drawing and drafting practices, connections and fastening and structural detailing of various timber elements. The types of structures covered represent the bulk of the typical fabricator's work in timber structures such as buildings, bridges, grid-works, shells, folded plates etc. It includes some examples of timber detailing in CAD form as well as numerous line drawings and detailing sheets, the latter linked to international codes of practice.

BIMware MASTER EC5 Timber Connections 2014 v4.2.0.1 [Size: 23 MB] ... BIMware MASTER EC5 Timber Connections is designed for verification of load-carrying capacity of bolted splice connections for timber, wood-based and steel elements. Calculations are conducted in accordance with the recommendations of the EUROCODE 5 (EN 1995-1-1 standard). Analysis of the connection can be made for the full set of internal forces (N, V, M). Connected elements are pre-defined as rectangular cross-sections (single- or double-branched). Fastener arrangement can be defined as rectangular or shifted. Manual modification of default arrangement is also possible. Single or double shear fasteners can be used. Selection of connected element parameter values (cross-section geometry, material) and fastener parameters are both available from built-in databases or manual definition.

Connection types: Splice connection, timber-timber type + splice connection, steel-timber type + splice connection, panel-timber type + angled splice connection, timber-timber type + angled splice connection with a continuous base member, timber-timber type + frame-knee connection with fastener circular pattern, timber-timber type + truss-node, 3-elements, timber-timber type + truss-node, 4-elements, timber-timber type. Design & Analysis - key features: Calculations in accordance to the standard Eurocode 5 (EN 1995-1-1) + verification of geometry + capacity analysis of fasteners and connected elements. User Experience - advantages: Fast verification of timber connections + ease of use with an intuitive and clear interface + preview window enabling a continuous review of a selected connector + manual edition of fasteners’ arrangement + extensive material database: timber, steel elements and wood plates + extensive bolt database + user-defined databases + detailed verification note and quick validation of calculations + several language versions: Polish, English, French + documentation generation in a language different than an UI language.