Recommendations for the design of timber structures to Eurocode 5: Design of timber structures - General. Common rules and rules for buildings
Recommendations for the design of timber structures to Eurocode 5: Design of timber structures - General. Common rules and rules for buildings
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PD 6693-1:2012 Recommendations for the design of structures to BS EN 1995 Eurocode 5 for Timber structures (revision of BS 5268) When there is a need for guidance on a subject that is not covered by the Eurocode, a country can choose to publish documents that contain non-contradictory complementary information that supports the Eurocode. This Published Document, which has been prepared by BSI Subcommittee B/525/5, Structural use of timber, provides just such information and has been cited as a reference in the UK National Annex to BS EN 1995-1-1 . PD 6693-1:2012 gives non-contradictory complementary information for use with BS EN 1995-1-1 and NA to BS EN 1995-1-1 . Contents for PD 6693-1:2012 includes:
Introduction Scope Normative references Terms, definitions and abbreviations Design responsibilities Effective anchorages of timber floors to walls for buildings of Consequence Class 2a Assignment of timbers to BS EN 338 strength classes Horizontally glued laminated hardwood members Factor, kc,90, for compression perpendicular to grain Effective lengths of compression members Limits on notches and circular holes in joists and studs for which no calculations are required Design of beams with circular holes Characteristic properties of fasteners Yield moment of annular ring-shanked nails Diameters for evaluating lateral load-carrying capacities of screws Axially loaded screws Connections made with punched metal plate fasteners Misalignment tolerances in punched metal plate fastener joints Contact pressure between timber members in punched metal plate fastener joints under compression Trusses with punched metal plate fasteners Masonry shielding to wall diaphragms
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