Timber Design

TIMBER DESIGN

ENGR. MA. VILMA P. GONZALES

Reason why we need to study

Timber design

Many individuals employed in the offices of architects, designers, and builders, as well as those in training for such positions, require a working knowledge of structural design that will enable them to handle day-to day problems that arise and will provide background for working effectively with consulting engineers on more complicated projects.

Reason why we need to study

Timber design It is also necessary to present design procedures for determining adequate dimensions of he usual wood structural members that occur so frequently in wood building construction.

Wood uses on Construction of: Buildings Bridges Utility polesFloors Roofs Trusses Pile

WOOD Wood is the most widely used construction material in use world-wide. It is used not only for residential frame construction, but also as formwork, scaffolding andtemporary support framing for commercial and large-scale construction as well. Heavy timber construction, which includes manufactured glued-laminated (glulam), “Microllam”, “Parallam”, etc., is also used for bridge construction and large-scale structures such as arena roofs, arches, etc.

Reasons why wood is used as a construction material

Availability Wood is available almost every place in the world

Local labor Semi-skilled labor is all that is usually necessary

Easy to work with Light weight and easy to cut and fasten

Whole building of wood The entire building can be made of wood

Aesthetics Nothing compares to word for the aesthetic “warmth”

Relatively inexpensive Dimension lumber is relatively cheap compared to other construction materials, particularly for small –however, heavy timber members tend to be somewhat pricey.

Heavy timber is relatively fire-resistant (charred exterior of timber insulates interior of timber)

The timber-framed Staple Inn in Holborn,LondonFarmhouse in Wormshill, England

Historic timber-framed houses...