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Construction of a fivestory, wood frame apartment building. Many varieties of wood are available, and each has its own properties. Inside the back cover of this book youll find a software download certificate. A guide for practicing engineers, nist gcr 1491732, prepared by the applied technology council for the national institute of standards and technology, gaithersburg, md. While light frame construction and residential resources are. Case studies in mass timber architecture, technology. An allwood building in norway is taller, but is not in a seismic zone. Three essentials to be considered in building a satis factory house are. Subjects are wood biology and wood quality, wood physics and physical technologies, wood chemistry and chemical technologies.
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