1st Edition
Structural Repair and Strengthening of Timber-Framed Houses
122 Pages
73 Color & 1 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
122 Pages
73 Color & 1 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
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This book presents structural repairs and strengthening solutions for timber-framed houses with masonry infills which have been subjected to laboratory tests and translated into easy to understand and apply recommendations. This highlights common mistakes or solutions which are not appropriate to all situations. Historically, work on traditional houses was done by master carpenters, who brought... Read more
1 . Introduction
2. Types of Timber Framed Houses
3. Degradations and their causes
4. Strengthening Solutions for Timber Framed Houses
5. Case Study
6. House comfort details
7. Conclusions
Biography
Andreea Dutu is a Lecturer at the Universitatea Tehnică de Construcții București, Romania and co-author of Seismic Resistance of Vernacular Timber Frames with Infills: Case Studies from Japan and Romania (also published by CRC Press).
Mihai Niste is a lecturer at the Universitatea Tehnică de Construcții București, Romania with research experience in the seismic behavior of traditional timber-framed houses.
