Design of Structural Elements with Tropical Hardwoods

This book is laced with ample illustrations including photographs of real-life wood structures and structural elements across Africa that make for interesting reading. It has numerous manual and Excel spreadsheet worked examples and review questions that can properly guide a first-time designer of wooden structural elements. A number of design problems were also solved using the FORTRAN programming language. This was considered useful for readers who are already familiar with that programming language and could serve as a guide for those who would prefer programming using other languages. Topics covered in the 13 chapters of this book include a brief introduction to this book, the anatomy and physical properties of tropical woods; a brief review of the mechanical properties of wood, timber seasoning and preservation, uses of wood and wood products in construction; basic theory of structures and structural load computations; design of wooden beams, solid and built-up wooden columns, wood connections and wooden trusses; as well as a brief introduction to the design of wooden bridges.

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