GD 5 How to calculate deformations in timber structures using Eurocodes
In This Series
- Assessment of the durability and engineering properties of lesser-known hardwood timber species for use in marine and freshwater construction
- Avoiding landfill through effective wood waste disposal and a shift in product focus
- Bracing for non-domestic timber trussed rafter roofs
- Cross-laminated timber: an introduction
- Environmentally responsible construction: Community wood recycling
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Explains the principles of serviceability limit states set out in Eurocode 0 and shows how to apply them to structural timber members, assemblies and built-up components. Explains timber-specific rules given in Eurocode 5 relating to creep and joint slip. Recommends some deflection limits and provides simple worked examples.
Contents:
- Serviceability Limit States
- Design values of actions
- Creep
- Recommended deflection limits in the Eurocode 5 UK NA
- Joint slip
- Examples of deformation calculations
- Domestic ceiling joists
- Plywood spliced nailed connections
- Deformations in assemblies and built-up components
- Final deformation assemblies
- Glued components
- Mechanically fastened components
Suggested Reading
List of Wood Information Sheets
This document contains a fully comprehensive list of all the most up to date Wood Information Sheets (WIS) published by TRADA. Available to members for free or non-members for £12.00, these Wood Information Sheets provide technical guidance related to almost every timber topic under the sun.
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Trussed rafters
Widely used for a range of building types, trussed rafters are an economical, versatile and straightforward solution to providing a roof to a building.
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