Table of Contents

Acknowledgements. List of Contributors. 1. Merion Friends Meetinghouse 2. Timber Fundamentals 3. Timber Tension 4. Timber Bending 5. Timber Shear 6. Timber Compression 7. Timber Trusses 8. Timber Lateral Design 9. Timber Connections Appendix 1: Section Properties Appendix 2: Timber Reference Design Values Appendix 3: Connection Reference Design Values Appendix 4: Adjustment Factors Appendix 5: Simple Design Aids Appendix 6: Beam Solutions Appendix 7: List of Units Appendix 8: List of Symbols Appendix 9: Imperial and Metric Conversion Tables Glossary. Image Credits. Bibliography. Index.