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Use of Wood in Buildings and Bridges
John Galinski, P.E.
Overview
Prior to the 20th century, wood was the major structural material for
most houses and commercial buildings. Today, many houses and light commercial
buildings are constructed using modern wood structural materials, such as roof
and floor trusses, plywood and OSB. Also, an increased interest exists for
using wood for transportation structures, including bridges. This course is
intended to provide the student with an understanding of the different types of
wood structural material used in construction along with many factors that must
be considered when constructing wood buildings.
In
this course, the student will review Chapter 16, Use of Wood in Buildings and
Bridges from General Technical Report FPL-GTR-113, “Wood Handbook – Wood as
an Engineering Material” published by the Forest Products Laboratory, USDA
Forest Service (issued March 1999).
The
student must take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of ten (10) questions at the end of this course
to earn PDH credits.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Attained
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and
skills:
- Types of wood material
used for different components of building construction
- Post-Frame and
Timber-Frame buildings
- Timber bridges
- Insulation and moisture
control for wood framed buildings
- Sound Transmission Class (STC)
ratings for wood framed buildings
Course
Click on the following PDF attachment and review Chapter 16 of FPL-GTR-113,
“Wood Handbook – Wood as an Engineering Material” prior to taking a quiz for
credit.
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