Designing timber trusses in Belgium during the age of iron engineering

Louis Vandenabeele; Inge Bertels; Ine Wouters

Designing timber trusses in Belgium during the age of iron engineering

Louis Vandenabeele, Inge Bertels, Ine Wouters

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This paper aims to trace back the design methods available to Belgian engineers for the construction of timber roof structures between 1840 and 1914. Based on the literature of that period, we investigate the evolution of the calculation methods, the innovative connection techniques and their impact on the built typologies. This study contributes to a better insight into the roots of timber engineering in Belgium, while positioning this evolution in an international framework. It demonstrates how iron engineering has inspired and speeded up the transition from traditional carpentry to timber engineering. Moreover, it provides valuable information to current professionals who are facing the structural assessment of these historic structures.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions SAHC2016
Subtitle of host publication	Anamnesis, diagnosis, therapy, controls
Editors	Koen Van Balen, Els Verstrynge
Place of Publication	Leiden
Publisher	CRC Press/Balkema
Pages	612-619
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-315-61699-5
ISBN (Print)	978-1-138-02951-4
Publication status	Published - 2016
Event	10th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions - Leuven, Belgium Duration: 13 Sep 2016 → 16 Sep 2016 https://kuleuvencongres.be/sahc2016

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Conference	10th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions
Abbreviated title	SAHC2016
Country/Territory	Belgium
City	Leuven
Period	13/09/16 → 16/09/16
Internet address	https://kuleuvencongres.be/sahc2016

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Designing timber trusses in Belgium during the age of iron engineering
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IWT704: Engineered timber- Appraisal of historical timber roof structures in 19th- and early 20th- century Belgium
Wouters, I., Bertels, I. & Vandenabeele, L.
1/01/15 → 31/12/18
Project: Fundamental
SRP23: SRP (Groeiers): Construction history
Wouters, I., Wouters, I., Bertels, I., Bertels, I., Devos, R., Espion, B., Verdonck, A. & Van de Voorde, S.
1/03/14 → 28/02/19
Project: Fundamental

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Vandenabeele, L, Bertels, I & Wouters, I 2016, Designing timber trusses in Belgium during the age of iron engineering. in K Van Balen & E Verstrynge (eds), Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions SAHC2016: Anamnesis, diagnosis, therapy, controls. CRC Press/Balkema, Leiden, pp. 612-619, 10th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions, Leuven, Belgium, 13/09/16.

Designing timber trusses in Belgium during the age of iron engineering. / Vandenabeele, Louis; Bertels, Inge; Wouters, Ine.

Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions SAHC2016: Anamnesis, diagnosis, therapy, controls. ed. / Koen Van Balen; Els Verstrynge. Leiden : CRC Press/Balkema, 2016. p. 612-619.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper

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Designing timber trusses in Belgium during the age of iron engineering

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IWT704: Engineered timber- Appraisal of historical timber roof structures in 19th- and early 20th- century Belgium

SRP23: SRP (Groeiers): Construction history

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