timber framing book 5

[soiset]

Can anyone recommend a book on timber framing/post and beam construction written for engineers, or with a depth of detail that would be useful for an engineer? I'm afraid to go looking on Amazon because most books there are written for prospective home buyers and timber framers, and I doubt too much would be covered from an engineer's perspective. Any suggestions?

 

[SlideRuleEra]

For starters, you may want to take a look at the American Wood Council website. Here is a link to downloads on timber construction:

http://www.awc.org/Publications/WCD/index.html

May not be exactly what you want, but the price is right, free .pdf files.

 

[RockEngineer]

Try the Timber Framers Guild website. They have a book on designing and engineering Timber Frame structures. It is excellent.

http://www.tfguild.org

http://store.yahoo.com/tfguild/deswor.html

 

[soiset]

Two excellent suggestions that should really cover all the bases for me. Thank you to SlideRuleEra and RockEngineer!

 

[boo1]

Some of the links I use are
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http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/FPLGTR/fplgtr113/fplgtr113.htm>

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http://www.ppi2pass.com/Errata/ARESch09.pdf>

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https://www.aitc-glulam.org/shopcart/webitems.asp?category=technotes>

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http://www.cwc.ca/products/lumber/visually_graded/us_values.html>

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http://www.awc.org/technical/index.html>

See heavy truss guide at
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http://www.awc.org/pdf/wcd5.pdf>

 

[UcfSE]

Title: Design Of Wood Structures, ASD Fifth Edition
Author: Donald Breyer, Kenneth Fridley, Kelly Cobeen, David Pollock
Publisher: McGraw Hill Book Co

I have an earlier edition of this book that is used as a text at my university for the masonry and wood course. I recommend it.

http://www.buildersbooksource.com/cgi-bin/booksite/2210.html

http://www.civilbooks.com/index/book/0071379320.html

 

[jheidt2543]

I like "Wood Engineering and Construction", by Keith F. Faherty and Thomas G. Williamson, 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill, 1995, ISBN 0-07-019911-6. It is a text book, but very practical.

 

[boo1]

Free download "Residential Structural Design Guide, 2000 Edition". Located at this link:

http://www.huduser.org/publications/destech/residential.html