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- Foreword
- Introduction
- Creating in wood
- Section A : Design guidance
- A1: Structural form and function
- A2: Strength
- A3: Overall stability
- A4: Durability and preservation
- A5: Fire performance
- A6: Architectural criteria
- A7: Building systems
- A8: Engineered wood products (EWPs)
- A9: Wood-based panel products
- A10: Cladding
- A11: Flooring
- A12: Joinery
- A13: Veneers
- A14: Furniture
- A15: Restoration and conservation
- A16: Miscellaneous
- Section B : Detailed drawings
- Section C : Sample timber specifications
- Section D : Timber building specifications
- Section E : Reference materials
- Glossary
- FAQs
Section A : Design guidance
A 1 STRUCTURAL FORM AND FUNCTION
A 2 STRENGTH
A 3 OVERALL STABILITY
A 4 DURABILITY AND PRESERVATION
A 5 FIRE PERFORMANCE
A 6 ARCHITECTURAL CRITERIA
A 7 BUILDING SYSTEMS
7.1 Timber frame
7.2 Post and beam construction
7.3 Stressed skin panels
7.4 Trussed rafters
A 8 ENGINEERED WOOD PRODUCTS (EWPs)
8.1 General
8.2 Glulam
8.3 I-joists
8.4 Box beams
8.5 Laminated veneer lumber (LVL)
8.6 Parallel strand lumber
A 9 WOOD-BASED PANEL PRODUCTS
9.1 Chipboard
9.2 Hardboard
9.3 Plywood
9.4 Oriented strand board (OSB)
A 10 CLADDING
A 11 FLOORING
A 12 JOINERY
A 13 VENEERS
A 14 FURNITURE
A 15 RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION
A 16 MISCELLANEOUS
16.1 Fencing
16.2 Other uses
16.2.1 Temporary works
16.2.2 Children¿s play equipment
16.2.3 Marine works
16.2.4 Decking
16.2.5 Timber in the landscape
16.2.6 Acoustic barriers