Download or read book Timber Design for the Civil and Structural Professional Engineering Exams written by Robert H. Kim and published by Professional Publications Incorporated. This book was released on 2003 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Timber Design provides all the information needed to solve timber problems on the civil PE and structural I exams. This edition reflects the 1998 revisions to the 1997 NDS for Wood Construction and Supplement. There is expanded coverage in the plywood and diaphragm sections along with eleven realistic practice problems and solutions. Among the subjects covered Structural and Physical Properties Beam Design: Sawn Lumber of Wood Beam Design: Glulam Timber Mechanical Properties of Lumber Mechanical Connections Lumber Size Categories and Allowable Nails, Spikes, Bolts, Screws Design Stress