Whatever women must do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult. Your position:Home->Architecture Books-> Timber Construction Manual, AITC, 5th Edition Item #: 330-7507-04 ISBN: 0-471-23687-X Author: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Format: Hardcover Price: $150.00 Product Details This Fifth Edition provides the latest design criteria for timber construction, a simplified design procedure for pitched and tapered curved beams, and an entirely new chapter on Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD). Information and recommendations are based on the most reliable technical data available and reflect commercial purposes found to be the most practical. 512 pp. Timber Construction Manual, 5th Edition - Table of Contents: Preface General Nomenclature Timber Construction Introduction Economy Permanence Seasoning, Handling, Storage, and Assembly Fire Safety Physical Properties of Wood General Specific Gravity and Specific Weight of Commercial Lumber Species Dimensional Changes Due to Moisture and Temperature Thermal Insulating Properties Wood in Chemical Environments Acoustical Properties Electrical Properties Coefficient of Friction Timber Design General Loads and Forces Design Values Adjustment Factors Serviceability and Deflection Ponding Structural Members General Bending Members Torsion Axially Loaded Members4.5. General Equations Tapered Straight Beams Curved Members Arches Timber Connections and Fasteners General Adjustment Factors Net and Effective Section Angle of Load to Grain Load at Angle to Fastener Axis Effect of Treatment Uplift and Anchorage Loads Fastener Row and Group Tear Out Fasteners Installed in End Grain Bearing Bolts and Lag Screws Loaded Laterally Fasteners Loaded in Withdrawal Fasteners Loaded Laterally and in Withdrawal Wood Screws Nails and Spikes Drift Pins Staples Light Metal Framing Devices Metal Truss Plate Connections Split Ring and Shear Plate Connectors Moment Splices Timber Rivets Wood Joinery Detailing Structural Systems General Post and Beam Pole Construction, Post-Frame Construction, and Timber Piles Sheathing and Decking Timber Trusses Structural Diaphragms Timber Bridges Load and Resistance Factor Design Introduction Design Values Load Combinations and Load Factors Resistance Factors Time Effect Factor Adjustment Factors Design Checks Design Example Conclusion Chapter Reference Information Typical Construction Details Standard Appearance Grades for Structural Glued Laminated Timber Guide for Specifying Structural Glued Laminated Timber Appendix References Index 
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