Structural Timber Design By Abdy Kermani

Structural Timber Design Book By Abdy Kermani

The increasing recognition of timber as a structural material is reflected in

the inclusion of timber design in many undergraduate courses.

majority of design textbooks for undergraduate engineering students neg-

lect, to a large extent, the importance of timber as a structural and building

material. As a consequence, relatively few textbooks provide information on

the design of timber structures. Structural Timber Design is intended to

address this issue by providing a step-by-step approach to the design of all

the most commonly used timber elements and joints illustrated by detailed

worked examples. This is an approach which is recognised to be beneficial in

learning and preferred by most students.

The book has been written for undergraduate students on building, civil

and structural engineering and architectural courses and will be an

invaluable reference source and design aid for practising engineers and

postgraduate engineering students.

It provides a comprehensive source of information on

practical timber design and encourages the use of computers

to carry out design calculations.