Design of Structural Elements with Tropical Hardwoods
This 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
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Design of Structural Elements with Tropical Hardwoods
Design of Structural Elements with Tropical Hardwoods
Abel O. Olorunnisola
Design of Structural Elements with Tropical Hardwoods
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Abel O. Olorunnisola Department of Wood Products Engineering University of Ibadan Ibadan, Oyo State Nigeria
ISBN 978-3-319-65342-6 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-65343-3
ISBN 978-3-319-65343-3
(eBook)
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With love to my late mum, Esther Tanimowo Olorunnisola (1935–2005), a mother in a million
Preface
The primary objective of writing this book is to provide basic information on the design of structures with tropical woods. While this book is intended primarily for teaching university- and college-level courses in structural design, it is also suitable as a reference material for practitioners. The language of the text has therefore been tailored to suit the varied needs of these potential users. 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 most common wood products employed in structural applications in the tropics remain roundwood in form of logs, poles and posts; sawn wood (lumber); and to some extent glued laminated lumber (glulam). These wood products are, therefore, the central focus of this book. Newer wood products such as laminated veneer lumber (LVL), parallel strand lumber (PSL), laminated strand lumber (LSL) and cross-laminated timber (CLT) are only mentioned in passing. This book
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