LEADER 05085nam 22006855 450 001 9910298587503321 005 20200703102756.0 010 $a3-319-65343-1 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-319-65343-3 035 $a(CKB)4100000000587597 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-319-65343-3 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5017538 035 $a(PPN)204536715 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000000587597 100 $a20170901d2018 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn|008mamaa 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aDesign of Structural Elements with Tropical Hardwoods /$fby Abel O. Olorunnisola 205 $a1st ed. 2018. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2018. 215 $a1 online resource (XV, 284 p. 137 illus., 77 illus. in color.) 311 $a3-319-65342-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAnatomy and Physical Properties of Tropical Woods -- Mechanical Properties of Wood -- Timber Seasoning and Preservation -- Uses of Wood and Wood Products in Construction -- A Review of Basic Theory of Structures -- Structural Load Computations -- Design of Wooden Beams -- Design of Solid Wooden Columns -- Design of Built-Up Columns -- Design of Wood Connections -- Design of Wooden Trusses -- Wooden Bridges. 330 $aThis book provides basic information on the design of structures with tropical woods. It is intended primarily for teaching university- and college-level courses in structural design. It is also suitable as a reference material for practitioners. Although parts of the background material relate specifically to West and East Africa, the design principles apply to the whole of tropical Africa, Latin America and South Asia. The 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 spread sheet worked examples and review questions that can properly guide a first-time designer of wooden structural elements. A number of design problems are also solved using the FORTRAN programming language. Topics covered in the thirteen chapters of the book include a brief introduction to the 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. Stands as the only text on structural design with tropical hardwoods for students and professionals based on sub-Saharan African species; Reinforces concepts with ample illustrations, including photographs of real-world wood structures and structural elements across Africa; Maximizes readers? understanding with numerous manual and Excel examples and review questions that guide first-time designers of wooden structural elements; Class-tested for over a decade by the author in teaching wood structural design at undergraduate and graduate levels; Written in a rigo rous yet lucid style appropriate for technical and non-technical readers. 606 $aBuilding materials 606 $aForest products 606 $aCeramics 606 $aGlass 606 $aComposite materials 606 $aComposite materials 606 $aMaterials science 606 $aComputer-aided engineering 606 $aStructural Materials$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Z11000 606 $aWood Science & Technology$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/L22032 606 $aCeramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Z18000 606 $aCharacterization and Evaluation of Materials$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Z17000 606 $aComputer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/I23044 615 0$aBuilding materials. 615 0$aForest products. 615 0$aCeramics. 615 0$aGlass. 615 0$aComposite materials. 615 0$aComposite materials. 615 0$aMaterials science. 615 0$aComputer-aided engineering. 615 14$aStructural Materials. 615 24$aWood Science & Technology. 615 24$aCeramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials. 615 24$aCharacterization and Evaluation of Materials. 615 24$aComputer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design. 676 $a620.11 700 $aOlorunnisola$b Abel O$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0767691 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910298587503321 996 $aDesign of Structural Elements with Tropical Hardwoods$91563178 997 $aUNINA