ABSTRACT
Chapter 1: General Chapter 2: Basis of design Chapter 3: Material properties Chapter 4: Durability Chapter 5: Basis of structural action Chapter 6: Ultimate limit states Chapter 7: Serviceability limit states Chapter 8: Connections with metal fasteners Chapter 9: Components and assemblies Chapter 10: Structural detailing and control Chapter 11: Special rules for diaphragm structures
Also included are Annexes for shear failure at connections, for mechanically jointed beams and
This chapter briefly describes the content of Part 1.1 of Eurocode 5, the new European standard for the design of buildings in timber, which is expected to replace its British equivalent BS 5268: Part 2 about 2010. The chapter highlights the principal differences between the European standard and BS 5268: Part 2. It also includes a number of worked examples to illustrate the new procedures for designing flexural and compression members.
