Modern Carpentry and Joinery: The Complete Professional Reference for Architects, Engineers, and Construction Specialists [Print Replica] Kindle Edition

THE DEFINITIVE PROFESSIONAL REFERENCE FOR TIMBER CONSTRUCTION — FROM TRADITIONAL CRAFT TO MODERN MASS TIMBER Modern Carpentry and Joinery is the first comprehensive reference in a generation to cover the full scope of timber construction — from the hand-cut mortise and tenon to the eighteen-storey CLT building, from timber species selection to CNC-machined panel connections, from Eurocode 5 structural design to sustainable carbon assessment.Written for architects, engineers, surveyors, and craftsmen — the four professions that share responsibility for timber buildings — this extensively illustrated volume bridges the gap between traditional craft knowledge and modern construction technology that no other single book addresses.WHAT THIS BOOK COVERS Complete Material Science. Wood anatomy, timber properties, moisture behaviour, shrinkage, strength grading, fire performance, and biological durability — the foundation knowledge that informs every design, specification, and diagnostic decision.Engineered Timber Products. Glulam, cross-laminated timber (CLT), laminated veneer lumber (LVL), I-joists, dowel-laminated timber (DLT), and nail-laminated timber (NLT) — their manufacture, structural properties, applications, and fire performance. Includes the latest on mass timber construction for buildings up to 18 storeys under the 2021 International Building Code.Traditional and Modern Joinery. Every major joint type — mortise and tenon (through, stub, haunched, wedged, draw-bored), dovetails (through, lapped, secret mitre, sliding), housing, bridle, scarf, halving, and edge joints — described with full geometry, proportioning rules, and structural behaviour. Plus mechanical fasteners (the European Yield Model, nails, screws, bolts, dowels), proprietary connectors, and mass timber connections including concealed steel brackets and post-tensioned rocking systems.Complete Structural Systems. Floor construction (joist floors, I-joist and metal-web systems, CLT floors, timber-concrete composite), wall framing (platform frame, balloon frame, CLT walls, post-and-beam, hybrid structures), roof construction (cut roofs, trussed rafters, glulam portal frames and arches, flat roofs), and complete timber frame buildings (open-panel, closed-panel, volumetric modular, multi-storey CLT).Architectural Joinery. Doors (panel, flush, fire-rated, external, accessible), windows (casement, sliding sash, tilt-and-turn), staircases (geometry, strings, treads, balustrades, wreathed handrails), and interior trim (skirting, architraves, mouldings, wall panelling, built-in furniture, finishing).Modern Practice. Building Information Modelling (BIM) for timber, CNC fabrication and digital manufacturing, sustainability and embodied carbon assessment, and the complete regulatory framework — Eurocode 5, EN product standards, fire safety codes, and the 2021 IBC tall timber provisions.Professional Practice. Site carpentry skills, estimating and specification writing, project management, conservation and heritage carpentry (identification, dating, repair), defects diagnosis and maintenance, and the future of the industry.OVER 100 TECHNICAL ILLUSTRATIONS. Every chapter is supported by detailed black-and-white technical drawings — isometric projections, cross-sections, exploded assemblies, and comparative reference plates. These illustrations bring the three-dimensional reality of timber construction to the page with a clarity that photographs alone cannot achieve. Read more