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Featured Project
Restoring a wooden Mount Macedon chalet
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General Resources
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Why Wood Articles
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What is...
Spruce-Pine-Fir (SPF)
Spruce-Pine-Fir, or SPF, is the generic name for a variety of softwood species, even-grained and yellowish-white in colour, imported from North America and used in housing construction frames.
Teacher Educational Resources
Access is provided to a range of comprehensive teacher/lecturer resources that include detailed teacher and student notes, presentations and slides.
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Compression members - worked example
A worked example of the compression capacity of a timber truss supporting a roof.
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Durability - protection
Information on how to protect timber and increase durability.
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Glulam presentation
This overview presentation takes a look at some of the applications glulam can be used for.
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Grading and quality control
An overview of timber grading and quality control.
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Environmental benefits of growing and harvesting timber
A simple overview of some of the environmental benefits growing and harvesting timber provides.
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Seasoning
An overview of the process used for seasoning timber.
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Olympic Exhibition Centre - Sydney
An architectural review of the Olympic Exhibition Centre, constructed for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.
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Suber Residence - Tasmania
An architectural review of Suber Residence in south-eastern Tasmania.
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Tension members - worked example
A worked example on the tensile capacity of a timber member.
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Large span structures
Information on large span timber structures including roof and portal frame systems.