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010 _a 2017948214
020 _a9783319653426
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040 _aDLC
_beng
_erda
_cDLC
042 _apcc
100 1 _aOlorunnisola, Abel O.
245 0 0 _aDesign of structural elements with tropical hardwoods /
_cAbel O. Olorunnisola.
263 _a1709
264 1 _aCham, Switzerland :
_bSpringer,
_c2018.
300 _apages cm.
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_2rdacarrier
520 _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.
650 7 _aBuilding, Wooden -- Design and construction.
_2sears
650 7 _aHardwoods -- Tropics.
_2sears
650 7 _aHardwoods.
_2sears
856 _uhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1MBzFNeAi2kzLdsjcDCgjxifGjYDVAG8E/view?usp=sharing
999 _c10416
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