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Timber Flat Roof Beam Design [Structural Calculation]
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Timber Flat Roof Beam Design [Structural Calculation]

ByLaurin Dominik May 2, 2022April 30, 2023

A step-by-step guide on how to design & calculate a flat wood roof.

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Timber Truss Roof Design [A Structural Guide]
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Timber Truss Roof Design [A Structural Guide]

ByLaurin Dominik April 25, 2022June 6, 2023

Structural timber design guide on how to dimension a truss roof according to Eurocode 5.

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Timber Rafter Roof Design {Complete Structural Guide}
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Timber Rafter Roof Design {Complete Structural Guide}

ByLaurin Dominik April 18, 2022June 7, 2023

Structural step-by-step guide on how to design & dimension wood rafters of a roof according to Eurocode. We also show how to find the loads acting on the roof.

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Collar Beam Design: Structural Calculation Of A Timber Roof
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Collar Beam Design: Structural Calculation Of A Timber Roof

ByLaurin Dominik April 11, 2022April 4, 2023

Check out this step-by-step guide to learn how to design a timber collar beam roof for wind, snow, dead and live load.

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Steel to Timber connection – Beam to beam – An example of a flat roof connection
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Steel to Timber connection – Beam to beam – An example of a flat roof connection

ByLaurin Dominik March 28, 2022November 8, 2022

One key aspect of dimensioning timber elements such as beams and columns is the timber connection design. The structural elements can be well verified for bending, shear, deflection, buckling, etc. but when designing the connection…

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Timber column design: An example of a highrise building column
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Timber column design: An example of a highrise building column

ByLaurin Dominik March 21, 2022November 8, 2022

After designing some roof elements like rafters, purlins and beams, it is now time to look at structural timber columns. Some of the concepts of designing timber elements have been mentioned in previous articles. Therefore,…

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Timber Purlin roof design – Complete guide
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Timber Purlin roof design – Complete guide

ByLaurin Dominik March 14, 2022June 7, 2023

Follow this step-by-step guide to learn how to design and dimension purlins due to loads acting on the roof (snow, wind, dead load).

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How To Dimension Rafters Of Purlin Roofs? [Structural Guide]
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How To Dimension Rafters Of Purlin Roofs? [Structural Guide]

ByLaurin Dominik March 7, 2022June 7, 2023

Structural timber design of the rafters of purlin roofs according to Eurocode 5.

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How to calculate timber Beam Sizes
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How to calculate timber Beam Sizes

ByLaurin Dominik January 24, 2022November 8, 2022

  After we have covered all the basics that we need, we can finally dimension a timber beam. If you haven’t read the posts about Statical systems of timber roofs, Loads and Load combinations i…

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