Traditional timber framing accounts for around 2/3 of all timber framing claims. Deformed roofs, deformed floors, broken structural members, cracked and broken joints, and fungal and insect attacks are the main causes.
The roof deformation in figure
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a is almost imperceptible, with the rows of tiles curving slightly down the slopes. This is not damage. It does, however, illustrate a common design or workmanship fault that can lead to damage.
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Recueil de contributions au calcul des éléments et structures bois (première et deuxième parties). – Annales de l'ITBTP, n° 466, juil.-août 1988 et n° 497 (oct. 1991).
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