CV 461 - Design of Timber Structures

Tutorial 2

1. What beneficial effects can be expected by a designer specifying timber that has undergone
seasoning?
2. Describe timber stress grading and give examples.
3. Briefly describe the process of assigning F-grades to commercial timber.
4. List various design criteria that would influence the selection of a particular species of timber for
use in an exposed truss structure forming the roof over a church building.
5. You are required to design a timber outdoor pergola/verandah structure in a public building. List
the durability criteria you consider appropriate for design and specification of the posts, support
beams and rafters.
6. What is the main method of protecting light timber framing against fire? when designing each of
the following:
a. Treated pine glulam for use in the portal frame members of an enclosed swimming pool.
b. Hardwood or treated pine poles supporting a pole framed dwelling.
c. Treated LVL for use in a timber bridge deck that is isolated from ground contact.
d. Glulam members for the internal structural frame of a 30 m span church auditorium.
e. Timber members for a deck used as an entertainment area for a domestic dwelling.
f. Timber piles for a marine jetty/public wharf

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