Wood Engineering and Construction Handbook contains all the information, formulas, procedures, and examples that you need to design virtually any type of wood structure or structural wood component.

It includes 1997 National Design Specifications for Wood Structures and covers changes in Allowable Stress Design.

Focusing on revisions in ASD methodology for timber structure design, Wood Engineering and Construction Handbook also provides data on NDS values for timber rivets and other fasteners, reflects new industry standards in shearwalls, and shows you applications of standards through updated examples.

This book provides complete coverage of everything from wood properties and preliminary design considerations through information on adhesives.

Contents

1. Wood Properties
2. Preliminary Design Considerations
3. Columns
4. Bending Members
5. Mechanical Fasteners and Connectors
6. Trusses
7. Structural Wood Panels
8. Diaphragms and Shearwalls
9. Arches and Domes
10. Miscellaneous Wood Structures
11. Wood Foundation Structures
12. Adhesives

Appendix
Index

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