Timber Elements: Traditional and Modern Strengthening Techniques

Abstract

The main idea of this paper is to analyse the means for the rehabilitation of our cultural heritage timber structures. Several methods together with their application techniques are described, and also, the reasons for what these strengthening operations become imminent at a point. First of all, the necessity of the timber structural elements strengthening is explained through a short presentation of the factors which are degrading the material. Then, certain precautions and strengthening procedures are presented, all involving the usage of traditional materials like wood, metal, or concrete, and of modern materials like fiber reinforced polymeric composite.

Keywords

• timber structure
• aesthetic aspect
• degrading factors
• strengthening
• wood
• traditional materials
• composite materials
• polymeric composite.