Timber construction manual / Thomas Herzog, Julius Natterer, Roland Schweitzer, Michael Volz, Wolfgang Winter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Herzog, Thomas, 1941- Author.

Natterer, Julius, Author.

Schweitzer, Roland, Author.

Volz, Michael, Author.

Winter, Wolfgang, Author.

Series:

DETAIL Construction Manuals

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Building, Wooden--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Building, Wooden.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (375 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Basel : Birkhäuser, [2004]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This manual is a comprehensive and indispensable reference work in the specialist literature on timber. Chapters cover the significance of timber with particular reference to ecology is also investigated. Timber as a load-bearing material is considered, and topics such as new methods of joining, transport and montage are also documented.

with some 600 photos and 4000 drawings and plans, the Timber Construction Manual is a comprehensive and indispensable reference work in the specialist literature on timber. It looks at all types of timber and timber materials, also presenting detailed information on the current norms and standards. Chapters cover the basic principles of working with timber, providing detailed information on subjects such as heat, noise insulation, fire protection treatment. The significance of timber with particular reference to ecology is also investigated. Timber as a load-bearing material is considered, and topics such as new methods of joining, transport and montage are documented. The second part of the volume presents a large number of built examples which feature some "classic" structures but focus chiefly on more recent buildings. The spectrum presented ranges from heavy-load bridges to multi-storey residential buildings. The second part of the examples looks specifically at topics such as facades, building skins etc.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Part 1 Cultural dimensions

The material / Herzog, Thomas

Tradition and diversity

Wood as a building material - from the beginnings to the 19th century / Schweitzer, Roland

Part 2 Fundamentals

The material / Volz, Michael

Species of wood

Solid wood and solid wood products

Wood-based products

Building with wood is building for the future / Wegener, Gerd / Zimmer, Bernhard

Development of building components

Construction principles

Part 3 Basis for planning

Grading and improvement of solid timber products / Wiegand, Tobias

Protecting wood / Volz, Michael

Thermal performance of buildings / Hauser, Gerd

Sound insulation / Wagner, Gerhard / Zeitter, Helmut

Fire protection / Wagner, Gerhard / Zeitter, Helmut

Prefabrication and erection / Winter, Wolfgang

Part 4 Timber engineering

The tasks of the structural engineer / Natterer, Julius

Structural engineering

Material variations and cross-section forms for components

Connectors and methods of connection

Stability elements

Part 5 Built examples: structures

Structures / Natterer, Julius / Winter, Wolfgang

Part 6 Built examples: facades

The diversity of the modern age / Herzog, Thomas

Facades - built examples in detail / Herzog, Thomas / Volz, Michael

Appendix

Notes:

"The original German edition of this book was conceived and developed by Detail, Review of Architecture"--T.p.verso.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 21. Dez 2019)

ISBN:

9783034614634

3034614632

OCLC:

979760960