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Materials and Joints in Timber Structures

Recent Developments of Technology

  • Unique compilation of most advanced materials and jointing techniques in timber structures
  • Deals, f.e., with techniques involving ductile joints with mechanical fasteners and very stiff glued joints
  • Showcases timber structures as a viable ecological alternative to other structures

Part of the book series: RILEM Bookseries (RILEM, volume 9)

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Table of contents (73 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-15
  2. Structures

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Improving the Moment Resistance of a Concealed Timber Post Base Joint

      • Jérôme Humbert, Sang-Joon Lee, Joo-Saeng Park, Moon-Jae Park
      Pages 13-29
    3. The Multifunctional TES-Façade Joint

      • Stefan Loebus, Stephan Ott, Stefan Winter
      Pages 31-43
    4. Green-Glued Products for Structural Applications

      • Erik Serrano, Jan Oscarsson, Magdalena Sterley, Bertil Enquist
      Pages 45-55
    5. Experimental Analysis of a Post-tensioned Timber Connection

      • Flavio Wanninger, Andrea Frangi
      Pages 57-66
    6. Naturally Grown Round Wood – Ideas for an Engineering Design

      • Matthias Frese, Hans Joachim Blaß
      Pages 77-88
    7. Recycling and End-of-Life Scenarios for Timber Structures

      • Annette Hafner, Stephan Ott, Stefan Winter
      Pages 89-98
    8. Advancements for the Structural Application of Fiber-Reinforced Moulded Wooden Tubes

      • Jörg Wehsener, Tom-Egmont Werner, Jens Hartig, Peer Haller
      Pages 99-108
    9. Sole Plate Fixing Details for Modern Methods of Timber Construction

      • Jesus M. Menendez, Kenneth Leitch, Robert Hairstans
      Pages 109-118
    10. Thin-Walled Timber Structures

      • Benoit P. Gilbert, Steven B. Hancock, Henri Bailleres
      Pages 119-128
    11. New Timber Bridges: Inventive Design by Block-Gluing

      • Frank Miebach, Dominik Niewerth
      Pages 149-154
  3. Mechanical Connections

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 155-155
    2. Steel-to-Timber Joints with Very High Strength Steel Dowels Using Spruce, Beech and Azobé

      • Jan-Willem van de Kuilen, Carmen Sandhaas, Hans Joachim Blaß
      Pages 157-165
    3. Ductility in Timber Structures: Investigations on Over-Strength Factors

      • Frank Brühl, Jörg Schänzlin, Ulrike Kuhlmann
      Pages 181-190

About this book

This book contains the contributions from the RILEM International Symposium on Materials and Joints in Timber Structures that was held in Stuttgart, Germany from October 8 to 10, 2013. It covers recent developments in the materials and the joints used in modern timber structures. Regarding basic wooden materials, the contributions highlight the widened spectrum of products comprising cross-laminated timber, glulam and LVL from hardwoods and block glued elements. Timber concrete compounds, cement bonded wood composites and innovative light-weight constructions represent increasingly employed alternatives for floors, bridges and facades. With regard to jointing technologies, considerable advances in both mechanical connections and glued joints are presented. Self-tapping screws have created unprecedented options for reliable, strong as well as ductile joints and reinforcement technologies. Regarding adhesives, which constitute the basis of the jointing/laminating technology of modern timber products, extended options for tailor-made bonding solutions have to be stated. Apart from melamine-urea and phenolic-resorcinol adhesives, one-component-polyurethanes, emulsion isocyanate polymers and epoxies offer a wide range of possibilities. The contributions dealing with experimental and numerical investigations on static, cyclic and seismic behavior of structures clearly reveal the enhanced potential of modern timber construction for reliable and sustainable buildings and bridges of the new millennium.

The book is structured in nine thematic areas, being

I)           Structures

II)          Mechanical Connections

III)         Glued Joints and Adhesives

IV)        Timber and Concrete/Cement/Polymer Composites

V)         Cyclic, Seismic Behavior

VI)        Hardwood, Modified Wood and Bamboo

VII)       Cross-Laminated Timber

VIII)     Properties and Testing of Wood

IX)        Glulam

Editors and Affiliations

  • Timber Structures, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

    Simon Aicher

  • Department of Construction Materials, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

    H.-W. Reinhardt

  • Construction Materials, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

    Harald Garrecht

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Materials and Joints in Timber Structures

  • Book Subtitle: Recent Developments of Technology

  • Editors: Simon Aicher, H.-W. Reinhardt, Harald Garrecht

  • Series Title: RILEM Bookseries

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7811-5

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: RILEM 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-7810-8Published: 09 October 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-0691-7Published: 02 October 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-7811-5Published: 25 September 2013

  • Series ISSN: 2211-0844

  • Series E-ISSN: 2211-0852

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 839

  • Number of Illustrations: 238 b/w illustrations, 304 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Engineering Design, Building Materials, Structural Materials

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Softcover Book USD 379.99
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