Sustainable Timber Design

Author:   Michael Dickson (Buro Happold, Bath, UK) ,  Dave Parker (Journalist, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415468077


Pages:   220
Publication Date:   18 December 2014
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Michael Dickson (Buro Happold, Bath, UK) ,  Dave Parker (Journalist, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   1.133kg
ISBN:  

9780415468077


ISBN 10:   0415468078
Pages:   220
Publication Date:   18 December 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Dedication and Acknowledgements Foreword: Dr Peter Bonfield OBE FREng Preface Introduction Part 1: Materials and Performance 1. Understanding the Material 2. Certification of a Sustainable Product 3. Improving the Material 4. Advanced Timber Technology Part 2: Design and Detailing 5. The Opportunity of Roundwood Construction 6. Sawn Timber 7.The Renaissance of Green Oak Construction 8. Prefabricated Architectural Structures 9. Arch Forms 10. Gridshells with Small Section Timbers 11. Shells Engineered in Timber 12. Large Panel Structures 13. Advanced Structures 14. Hybrid Buildings Part 3: Connections 15. The Development of the Timber Connection 16. Engineering Connections and their Mechanics References and End words

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"""A comprehensive compilation of timber information which unusually provides the authors’ opinion on a number of aspects. The case studies provide inspiration to build more with wood!"" - Simon Smith, Director of Smith and Wallwork"


A comprehensive compilation of timber information which unusually provides the authors' opinion on a number of aspects. The case studies provide inspiration to build more with wood! - Simon Smith, Director of Smith and Wallwork


""A comprehensive compilation of timber information which unusually provides the authors’ opinion on a number of aspects. The case studies provide inspiration to build more with wood!"" - Simon Smith, Director of Smith and Wallwork


Author Information

Michael Dickson, CBE, FREng, FIStructE, FICE, Hon FRIBA, was a Founding Partner of Buro Happold and Chairman 1996 - 2005. Buro Happold is an international multidisciplinary engineering and consultancy practice with offices in Europe, the Middle and Far East, and the USA. Michael is a Visiting Professor of Engineering Design at Bath University, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, and was President of the Institution of Structural Engineers in 2006. He continues as a consultant to Buro Happold and a trustee of BRE. Dave Parker, BSc, CEng, FICE, FRSA, FIQA, was Technical Editor of New Civil Engineer magazine for 12 years before leaving in May 2006 to become a freelance author and journalist. He is a former Visiting Professor of Civil Engineering at Queen’s University Belfast, and his interests include renewable energy and the history of construction. In 2014 NCE asked him to return as technical editor emeritus.

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