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TFEC: Technical Bulletins


TFEC DG 1-2021: Design Guide for Timber Trusses
5.04 MB. Published on Dec 17, 2021.


Draw Boring of Pegged Joints
Timber Design Guide 2020-20
2.52 MB. Published on Aug 18, 2020.


Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) Diaphragms
Timber Design Guide 2020-19
702.85 KB. Published on Apr 10, 2020.


Moisture Considerations for Mass Timber Structures
Timber Design Guide 2019-18
445.69 KB. Published on Apr 10, 2020.


Fire Resistance of Mass Timber Structures
Timber Design Guide 2019-17
572.32 KB. Published on Aug 27, 2019.


Detailing Cross Laminated Timber Connections
Timber Design Guide 2019-15. Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) panels are commonly used in timber structures. As with any structural element, proper detailing of the connections is crucial. Structures with practical connection details are usually cost-efficient and easy to fabricate and assemble, whereas poorly conceived connection details will often result in an overly costly structure plagued with difficulty.
913.94 KB. Published on Jun 19, 2019.


Detailing Glulam Timber Connections
Timber Design Guide 2019-16
1.03 MB. Published on Jun 19, 2019.


Mass Timber Floor Systems - vibration serviceability considerations
Timber Design Guide 2019-14
423.53 KB. Published on Jun 19, 2019.


Wedged Dovetail Tenon Joints – Structural Design Guide
425.15 KB. Published on Dec 27, 2018.


Behavior of Statically Determinate and Indeterminate Rafters
1.24 MB. Published on Aug 29, 2018.


Effect of Moisture Content on Bending Strength of Timber
244.47 KB. Published on May 14, 2018.


Determining Allowable Design Stresses for Timber using ASTM Standards D2555 and D245
679.15 KB. Published on Feb 5, 2018.


Seasoning Checks in Timbers
336.58 KB. Published on Feb 5, 2018.


Keyed Through Tenon (KTT) Joints – Structural Design Guide
603.5 KB. Published on Aug 17, 2017.


Keyed Through Tenon Joints
1.04 MB. Published on Jul 20, 2016.


Edge Spacing of Pegs
224.6 KB. Published on Jul 19, 2016.


Moment Connections in Timber
317.23 KB. Published on Feb 1, 2016.


Design of Rounded Dovetail Joints
392.15 KB. Published on Jan 1, 2016.


Evaluation and Rehabilitation of Historic Covered Bridges
581.77 KB. Published on Mar 21, 2014.


The Specialty Timber Frame Engineer
Timber Design Guide 2. This document presents some of the issues associated with the practice of engineering timber structures as a Specialty Structural Engineer and presents recommendations for standards of practice that are specific to the timber frame industry.
216 KB. Published on Nov 1, 2009.


 
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