Berg's Complete Timber Test Record (Classic Reprint): For Engineers, Architects, Inspectors of Wood in Construction, Contractors, Bridge Men, Etc: For ... Bridge Men, Etc (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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A historical compendium of timber strength and design, drawing on full-size tests and practical formulas for engineers and builders.
This edition brings together decades of timber testing and analysis, framing how wood performs under load in bridges, buildings, and construction. It compiles test results, diagrams, and practical guidelines to help professionals estimate strength, safety, and proper use of yellow pine, white oak, and other species.
Readers will find the discussion accessible and grounded in real-world data, with notes on how seasoning, end conditions, and load type affect crushing and breaking strengths. The material favors usable rules and straightforward application over theory alone.
- Full-size test results for common timber species and configurations
- Practical unit stresses and formulas for day-to-day design work
- Insights on end bearings, eccentric loading, and longitudinal shear
- Historical context and references to industry standards of the era
Ideal for professionals who design, inspect, or specify timber in structural work and for readers seeking a grounded history of timber testing.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book compiles timber test data dating back twenty-five years, making it a valuable resource for engineers, architects, and builders, but especially for college students studying civil engineering. The author presents a thorough analysis of test results, offering a complete set of timber test recommendations. Not only will readers find ultimate breaking strength values for American timbers, but also a trove of comparative results and insights into variations in strength due to density, moisture content, and other factors. This book reveals fundamental relationships between timber properties and performance, making it an indispensable tool for anyone working with timber in construction. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9780243076260_0
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