Screen LibraryAppraisal and repair of timber structures /
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ICE Publishing,
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| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: | [2020] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Second edition. |
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| Carrier Form: | xi, 271 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780727761781 0727761781 |
| Index Number: | TH3401 |
| CLC: |
TU746.3 TU366.2 |
| Call Number: | TU366.2/L419/2nd ed. |
| Contents: | Introduction -- The history of timber construction -- Timber as a structural material -- Timber decay -- causes, prevention and treatment -- Other possible defects -- The client's brief -- The general diagnostic sequence -- The visual inspection -- Commissioning a timber survey -- The appraisal -- Impact on the appraisal of changes in the building codes -- The approach to remedial work -- Repair of historic buildings -- The report -- The repair contract -- The specification of timber for repair -- Moving timber frames -- Case studies: 'retain' -- Case studies: 'repair' -- Case studies: 'reinforce' -- Case studies: 'renew' -- Case studies: 'relocate' -- Appendix 1 Codes and standards, 1950-2000 -- Appendix 2 Analysis and load testing procedure -- Appendix 3 Relationship between BS 5268 & Eurocode 5 analytical procedures and strength properties -- Codes -- Bibliography -- Index. |