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Timber Frame Tension Joinery - Timber Frame Engineering Council

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shoulder<br />

a ledge cut into the joined member that carries the entire<br />

width of a joining member<br />

single shear<br />

specific gravity<br />

standard deviation<br />

a condition in which one shear plane exists on a single object<br />

the ratio of the density of a material to the density of water<br />

a numerical value representing how closely a series of data is<br />

grouped about the mean<br />

stress-skin panel<br />

an insulated panel composed of rigid foam insulation and<br />

covered by structural paneling on one or both sides<br />

stroke rate<br />

t<br />

tangential direction<br />

tenon<br />

tie beam<br />

the speed that the piston on a test apparatus moves<br />

variable representing the thickness of a member<br />

a direction tangent to the growth rings of a tree<br />

the stub on the end of a member that fits into a mortise<br />

a beam oriented transversely in a building to tie walls<br />

together; tie beams have end joints subjected to withdrawal<br />

loads<br />

timber frame<br />

traditional, stand-alone, heavy timber structure with all-wood<br />

joinery<br />

t m<br />

thickness of the tenon or main member<br />

t s<br />

ultimate load<br />

wattle and daub<br />

yield strength<br />

thickness of the mortise side<br />

the maximum load that can be obtained<br />

a method of infilling a wall that used woven sticks and mud<br />

the capacity of a material or member associated with yield<br />

behavior<br />

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