TY - BOOK AU - Herzog,Thomas TI - Timber construction manual SN - 3764370254 (pbk.) : AV - TA666 .T56 2004 PY - 2004/// CY - Basel, Boston, Berlin PB - Birkhäuser, Springer KW - Building, Wooden KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc N1 - "The original German edition of theis book was conceived and developed by Detail, Review of Architecture."--T.p.verso; Includes bibliographical references and index; Pt. 1; Cultural dimensions --; The material; Thomas Herzog --; Tradition and diversity --; Wood as a building material - from the beginnings to the 19th century; Roland Schweitzer --; Pt. 2; Fundamentals --; The material; Michael Volz --; Species of wood --; Solid wood and solid wood products --; Wood-based products --; Building with wood is building for the future; Gerd Wegener and Bernhard Zimmer --; Development of building components; Michael Volz --; Construction principles --; Pt. 3; Basis of planning --; Grading and improvement of solid timber products; Tobias Wiegand --; Protecting wood; Michael Volz --; Thermal performance of buildings; Gerd Hauser --; Sound insulation; Gerhard Wagner and Helmut Zeitter --; Fire protection --; Prefabrication and erection; Wolfgang Winter --; Pt. 4; Timber engineering --; The tasks of the structural engineer; Julius Natterer --; Structural engineering --; Material variations and cross-section forms for components --; Connectors and methods of connection --; Stability elements --; Pt. 5; Built examples : structures --; Structures; Julius Natterer and Wolfgang Winter --; Pt. 6; Built examples : facades --; The diversity of the modern age; Thomas Herzog --; Facades - built examples in detail; Thomas Herzog and Michael Volz ER -