Analysis and strengthening of timber floors and roofs

Abstract

In many countries, traditional construction comprises floor and roof systems in wood. Current knowledge assumes the need to preserve and to protect existing wood systems as a cultural value with important advantages to the overall behaviour of the building. In this chapter, after a description of the most common systems used in traditional wooden floors and roofs, strengthening techniques are presented. For that, the analysis and design of the ex-isting structures is discussed and the effectiveness of the strengthening techniques is evaluat-ed through experimental results obtained in laboratory.