Basics Timber Construction

Ludwig Steiger

Published by Birkhäuser 2007

Basics Timber Construction

Ludwig Steiger

In the series Basics (englisch)

In the series Basics

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783035612790

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About this book

An indispensable building material

Together with masonry construction, timber construction is usually one of the first building exercises encountered by the student in his or her training. This volume begins by presenting the building material timber in all of its facets and explaining the fundamental principles of timber construction. It then goes on to describe the most important building components and their constructive possibilities, specifically as they pertain to building with timber.
Subjects: Timber as building material, Timber preservation, Systems for building with timber, Building components from foundation to roof.

Understanding wood in all its facets
Developing constructions
Instils an understanding of fundamental principles as well as connections

Author / Editor information

Ludwig Steiger, Dipl. Ing. Univ., architect, TU Munich, co-owner Fischer + Steiger Architekten, Munich.

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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Audience: Professional/practitioner
Pages
- Main content: 96
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 62
Keywords: Timber construction; Timber panel; Architectural student handbook; Basics series; Building material; Log construction; Studies of architecture; Textbook architecture; Timber construction products; Timber construction systems; Timber frame; Timber protection

eBook

Published: May 22, 2017
ISBN: 9783035612790