Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods, 5th Edition

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HEAVY TIMBER FRAME CONSTRUCTION

• Fire-Resistive Heavy Timber Construction

CONSIDERATIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY IN HEAVY TIMBER CONSTRUCTION

Wood Shrinkage in Heavy Timber Construction

Anchorage of Timber Beams and Masonry Walls

Floor and Roof Decks for Heavy Timber Buildings

• Combustible Buildings Framed with Heavy Timber

• Lateral Bracing of Heavy Timber Buildings

• Building Services in Heavy Timber Buildings

• Longer Spans in Heavy Timber

Large Beams

Rigid Frames

Trusses

Arches and Domes

FOR PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF A HEAVY TIMBER STRUCTURE

• Heavy Timber and the Building Codes

• Uniqueness of Heavy Timber Framing

Architect Nils Finne combines heavy timber framing with robust stonework and finely detailed exterior finish carpentry in this well-crafted residence. (Architect: FINNE Architects www.FINNE.com; photograph by Art Grice)

Wood beams have been used to span roofs and floors of buildings since the beginning of civilization. The first timber-framed buildings were crude pit houses, ...