Design of Structural Timber (Paperback)

W.M.C. McKenzie

ISBN 10: 0230007775 / ISBN 13: 9780230007772

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, Basingstoke, 2007

About this Item

Paperback. This textbook provides a comprehensive source of information on practical timber design, and introduces the nature and inherent characteristics of timber given in relation to the requirements of Eurocode 5 (EC5). The scope of the book ranges from an introduction to timber as a material, to the design of realistic structures including and beyond those usually considered essential for undergraduate study. Readers are encouraged to make frequent reference to the appropriate design codes. Although written primarily for undergraduate civil and structural engineers, the book also provides an invaluable reference source for practising engineers in many building, civil and architectural design offices. This textbook provides a comprehensive source of information on practical timber design, and introduces the nature and inherent characteristics of timber given in relation to the requirements of Eurocode 5 (EC5). Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Design of Structural Timber (Paperback)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, Basingstoke
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0230007775
• ISBN 13: 9780230007772
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

This textbook provides a comprehensive source of information on practical timber design, and introduces the nature and inherent characteristics of timber given in relation to the requirements of Eurocode 5 (EC5). The scope of the book ranges from an introduction to timber as a material, to the design of realistic structures including and beyond those usually considered essential for undergraduate study. Readers are encouraged to make frequent reference to the appropriate design codes.



Although written primarily for undergraduate civil and structural engineers, the book also provides an invaluable reference source for practising engineers in many building, civil and architectural design offices.

About the Author

BINSHENG ZHANG is a Lecturer in Structural Engineering at Napier University, Edinburgh, UK.; William McKenzie graduated with a 1st Class Honours degree and a Ph.D. from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh and has been involved in consultancy, research and teaching for more than 35 years.