IS SP 33 - Handbook on Timber Engineering

Users of various civil engineering codes have been feeling the need for explanatory handbooks and other compilations based on Indian Standards. The need has been further emphasized in view of the publication of the National Building Code of India in 1970 and its implementation. The Expert Group set up in 1972 by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, carried out in-depth studies in various areas of civil engineering and construction practices. During the preparation of the Fifth Five-Year Plan in 1975, the Group was assigned the task of producing a Science and Technology plan for research, development and extension work in the sector of housing and construction technology. One of the items of this plan was the production of design handbooks, explanatory handbooks and design aids based on the National Building Code and various Indian Standards and other activities in the promotion of the National Building Code. The Expert Group gave high priority to this item and on the recommendation of the Department of Science and Technology, the Planning Commission approved the following two projects which were assigned to the Indian Standards Institution:

a) Development programme on code implementation for building and civil engineering construction, and

b) Typification for industrial buildings.
 

Foreword

Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2 : Timber for Structural Purposes
Chapter 3 : Mechanical and Physical Properties of Indian Woods
Chapter 4 : Timber Processing Techniques
Chapter 5 : Timber Design - Part 1
Chapter 6 : Timber Design - Part 2
Chapter 7 : Test Methods for Timber Structures and Components
Chapter 8 : Fabrication, Construction Methods and Precautions
Chapter 9 : Wood Finishes, Protection and Maintenance
Chapter 10 : Future Possibilities

Appendix A Indian Standards Useful for Timber Engineering
Appendix B Important Indian Publications in Timber Engineering
Appendix C A Dichotomous Key for Identification of 25 Commercial Timbers of India
Appendix D Summary of Scheme of Tests on Small Clear Specimens of Timber
Appendix E Summary of Scheme of Tests on Structural Sizes of Timber Based on IS : 2048-1963
Appendix F List of Timber Designs Developed at the Forest Research Institute
Appendix G Structural Species of Different Groups, their Trade Names, other Indian Names, Availability, Durability, Treatability and Refractoriness
Appendix H Mechanical Properties of Various Structural Species
Appendix J Typical Numerical Example for Calculating the Comparative Suitability Index from the Basic Mechanical Properties
Appendix K Worked Examples