Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Structural Systems of Timber Buildings

  • Chapter
  • First Online:
Energy-Efficient Timber-Glass Houses

Part of the book series: Green Energy and Technology ((GREEN))

  • 1556 Accesses

Abstract

The current chapter presents a set of main aspects of timber building with a focus on timber-frame constructions. A brief description of timber’s material characteristics in Sect. 3.1 aims at getting acquainted with potential advantages and disadvantages of planning and designing timber buildings, in comparison with using other structural materials, such as concrete or masonry. Section 3.2 discusses predominantly used structural systems of timber construction along with the most important structural and technological characteristics and possibilities. Section 3.3 describes computational models and methods, with their limitations and application in practice. The influence of the sheathing material and the openings studied in our previous numerical and experimental research is additionally shortly presented in order to provide a better insight into a rather problematic area of applying the glazing to timber buildings, which is the main contents part of Chap. 4. Multi-storey prefabricated timber building is one of the increasing opportunities for the public, commercial and residential sectors in the future. Stability problems appearing due to heavy horizontal actions along with possible strengthening solutions already applied in practice are the topic of Sect. 3.4.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 84.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book
USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. Gold S, Rubik F (2009) Consumer attitudes towards timber as a construction material and towards timber frame houses—selected findings of a representative survey among the German population. J Cleaner Prod 17:303–309

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. Lokaj A (2007) Montonovane drevostavby—Moderni zpusob bydleni, Rozvoj dřevěných konstrukcí. In: Sborník příspěvků z odborného semináře, Brno, 19 Apr 2007

    Google Scholar 

  3. Kolb J (2008) Systems in timber engineering. Birkhäuser Verlag AG, Basel—Boston—Berlin

    Google Scholar 

  4. Deplazes A (2005) Constructing architecture—materials process structures, a handbook. Birkhäuser—Publishers for Architecture, Basel, Switzerland

    Google Scholar 

  5. Augustin M (2008) Wood based panels. In: Handbook 1—timber structures, Leonardo da Vinci Pilot project CZ/06/B/F/PP/168007, Educational materials for designing and testing of timber structures

    Google Scholar 

  6. European Committee for Standardization CEN/TC 250/SC5 N173 (2005) EN 1995-1-1:2005 Eurocode 5: design of timber structures, Part 1-1 general rules and rules for buildings, Brussels

    Google Scholar 

  7. Deplazes A, Fischer J, Ragonesi M (2007) Lignatec Massivholzbau—Die technischen Holzinformationen der Lignum. Lignum, Holzwirtschaft Schweiz, Zürich

    Google Scholar 

  8. Breyer ED, Fridley JK, Cobeen EK, Pollock GD (2007) Design of wood structures—ASD/LRFD, 6th edn. McGraw-Hill Publishing Company

    Google Scholar 

  9. Faherty KF, Williamson TG (1989) Wood engineering and construction handbook. Mc Graw-Hill Publishing Company

    Google Scholar 

  10. Thelandersson S, Larsen JS (2003) Timber engineering. Wiley, London

    Google Scholar 

  11. Schulze H (2005) Wände—Decken—Bauproducte—Dächer—Konstruktionen—Bauphysik—Holzschutz. 3. Auflage. B.G. Teuber Verlag

    Google Scholar 

  12. Kozem Šilih E (2012) PhD thesis

    Google Scholar 

  13. Kozem Šilih E, Premrov M, Šilih S (2012) Numerical analysis of timber-framed wall elements coated with single fibre-plaster boards. Eng Struct 41:118–125

    Article  Google Scholar 

  14. European Committee for Standardization CEN/TC 250 (2005) EN 1998-1:2005 Eurocode 8: design of structures for earthquake resistance, Part 1 general rules, seismic actions and rules for buildings, Brussels

    Google Scholar 

  15. Kessel HM, zur Kammer T (2004) Three-dimensional load-bearing behaviour of multi-storey timber frame buildings. In: Proceedings of the 8th world conference on timber engineering, vol 1, pp 7–12, Lahti Finland

    Google Scholar 

  16. zur Kammer T (2006) Zum räumlichen Tragverhalten mehrgeschossiger Gebäude in Holztafelbauart. Dissertation. Institut für Baukonstruktion und Holzbau der Technischen Universität Carolo-Wilhelmina zu Braunschweig; Braunschweig

    Google Scholar 

  17. Kessel M, Schönhoff T (2001) Entwicklung eines Nachweisverfahrens für Scheinben auf der Grundlage von Eurocode 5 und DIN 1052 neu. Forschungsbericht des Instituts für Baukonstruktion und Holzbau. Braunschweig

    Google Scholar 

  18. Pintarič K, Premrov M (2012) Mathematical modelling of timber-framed walls using fictive diagonal elements. Submitted for publication in applied mathematical modelling

    Google Scholar 

  19. Premrov M, Kuhta M (2009) Influence of fasteners disposition on behavior of timber-framed walls with single fibre-plaster sheathing boards. Constr Build Mater 23(7):2688–2693

    Article  Google Scholar 

  20. Premrov M, Dobrila P (2008) Mathematical modelling of timber-framed walls strengthened with CFRP strips. Appl Math Model 32(5):725–737

    Article  MATH  Google Scholar 

  21. Källsner B (1984) Panels as wind-bracing elements in timber-framed walls. Swedish Institute for Wood Technology Research, Report 56, Stockholm

    Google Scholar 

  22. Äkerlund S (1984) Enkel beräkningsmodell för skivor på regelstomme (Simple calculation model for sheets on a timber frame). In: Bygg and Teknik, No.1

    Google Scholar 

  23. Källsner B, Lam F (1995) Diaphragms and shear walls. Holzbauwerke: Grundlagen, Entwicklungen, Ergänzungen nach Eurocode 5, Step 3, Fachverlag Holz, Düsseldorf, p.15/1-15/19

    Google Scholar 

  24. Källsner B, Girhammar UA (2009) Analysis of fully anchored light-frame timber shear walls-elastic model. Mater Struct 42(3):301–320

    Article  Google Scholar 

  25. Möhler K (1956) Über das Tragverhalten von Biegeträgern und Druckstäben mit zusammengesetztem Querrshnitt und nachgiebigen Verbindungsmitteln. Habilitation, TH Karlsruhe

    Google Scholar 

  26. Premrov M, Dobrila P (2011) Numerical analysis of sheathing boards influence on racking resistance of timber-frame walls. Adv Eng Softw 45(1):21–27

    Article  Google Scholar 

  27. Knauf (2002) Gipsfaserplatten Vidiwall/Vidifloor, Knauf LLC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Google Scholar 

  28. Kronopol Swiss Krono Group, Kronotec AG (2004) Kronopol OSB, Luzern

    Google Scholar 

  29. Premrov M, Kuhta M (2010) Experimental analysis on behaviour of timber-framed walls with different types of sheathing boards. Construction materials and engineering. Nova Science Publishers, New York

    Google Scholar 

  30. Premrov M (2008) Sport hall Rogla, case study no. 13. In: Educational materials for designing and testing of timber structures—TEMTIS, case studies, instruction handbook. Ostrava: VŠB-TU, Fakulta stavební, http://fast10.vsb.cz/temtis/documents/Instruction_13_Rogla.pdf

  31. Dobrila P, Premrov (2003) Reinforcing methods for composite timber frame-fiberboard wall panels. Eng Struct 25(11):1369–1376

    Article  Google Scholar 

  32. Premrov M, Dobrila P, Bedenik BS (2004) Analysis of timber framed walls coated with CFRP strips strengthened fibre-plaster boards. Int J Solids Struct 41(24/25):7035–7048

    Article  MATH  Google Scholar 

  33. Kozem Šilih E, Premrov M (2010) Analysis of timber-framed wall elements with openings. Constr Build Mater 24(9):1656–1663

    Article  Google Scholar 

  34. European Committee for Standardization CEN/TC 250 (2004) EN 1992-1-1 Eurocode 2: design of concrete structures, Part 1-1 general rules and rules for buildings, Brussels

    Google Scholar 

  35. European Committee for Standardization (2009) EN 338:2003 E: structural timber—strength classes, Brussels

    Google Scholar 

  36. European Committee for Standardization (2006) EN 300:2006

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia

    Miroslav Premrov & Vesna Žegarac Leskovar

Authors
  1. Miroslav Premrov
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Vesna Žegarac Leskovar
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Miroslav Premrov .

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2013 Springer-Verlag London

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Premrov, M., Žegarac Leskovar, V. (2013). Structural Systems of Timber Buildings. In: Energy-Efficient Timber-Glass Houses. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5511-9_3

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5511-9_3

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, London

  • Print ISBN: 978-1-4471-5510-2

  • Online ISBN: 978-1-4471-5511-9

  • eBook Packages: EnergyEnergy (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation