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100
What is "Bauholz" in English?
timber
100
What is "transfer" in German?
uebertragen
100
a metal plate used to connect timber of the same thickness in the same plane
truss plate
100
what type of buildings might have timber frames?
any kind of house
100
What connectors are used for steel to wood connections?
shear plates
200
What is "Eigengewicht" in English?
dead load
200
What is "connectors" in German?
Anschlussstueck
200
a timber connector that uses thins plates and bolts to join timber pieces, which allows for some rotation between the pieces
a pin-type connection
200
what are some types of timber connectors? ( 5)
glulam rivets/split ring connectors/pin type connectors/truss plates /shear plates
200
what are split ring connectors used for?
for wood to wood connections only
300
What is "Nutzlast" in English?
live load
300
What is "pin type connections" in German?
Scharniere
300
a special steel nail used in connections of glue-laminated timber
glulam rivet
300
What kind of loads are the wind or moveable objects?
live loads
300
what are shear plates good for?
to distribute the load over a large area
400
What is "Verformungsgrenzbereich" in English?
defelction limit/limiting
400
What are "Shear plate timber connectors (also called timber washers) " in German?
Beilagscheiben
400
a measure of hoe much a piece of timber changes shape under the pressure of a load
deflection
400
what kind of loads are the weights of the building itself?
dead load
400
which connector can be used for either steel to wood as well as wood to wood
shear plates
500
What is "Leimholz" in English?
glued laminated timber
500
What are " truss plates" in German?
Binder/Verbindungsstuecke
500
to move the pressure of a load from one structure or object to another
transfer
500
Which connector does not use bolts to move the weight of the load
split ring connector
500
What makes timber an ideal material for construction?
lightweight,strong and inexpensive.
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