The design advantages of working with wood are as extensive as they are varied. From the Australian Timber Design Awards that showcase aesthetically wowing timber based designs, to nine-storey timber construction that utilises the latest wood engineering innovation, it is clear that while timber may be described as many things, boring certainly isn't one of them.
In Design Advantages, WoodSolutions takes a look at the contemporary uses and applications of wood, showing exactly why wood is the building material of today and tomorrow.
Processing
Information on the processing of timber.
Residential construction
An overview of the use of timber in residential construction.
Seasoning
An overview of the process used for seasoning timber.
Specification - timber
Information on the timber specification process.
Structural grading methods - machine stress-grading
An overview of machine-stress grading, one of the structural grading methods used to test timber.
Structural grading methods - visual stress-grading
An overview of visual stress-grading, one of the structural grading methods used to test timber.
Tension members
Information on the capacity of timber members to undergo stress.
Timber bridges, wharfs and jetties
Information on the design, operation and maintenance of timber bridges, wharfs and jetties.
Transport and delivery of timber
Information on the various aspects involved in the transport, delivery and protection of timber.