James Pierce & Associates
Consulting Civil & Structural Engineers
(07) 3899 2085

Traditional Timber Buildings

Traditional heavy timber buildings are often composed of
Bents (braced structural timber frames for support against lateral loads).



Knee braced frame

'Bali' style framing using both round and sawn members with modified traditional joints with few bracing walls





Hipped park shelter

Park shelter roof with exposed framing

multi storey warehouse

'Mill' (Warehouse) building with loadbearing timber columns. Lateral stability is provided by steel 'knee' bracing

bamboo connections

Typical fixings for bamboo structures