7794
Title Of Article Chaper
York Minster: the new roof to the South Transept
Title Of Journal Book
Journal of the Institute of Wood Science
Volume
10
Issue
660
Pages
241-244
Collation
7 figs.
Publisher
The Institute of Wood Science Limited
Publisher City
London
ISSN
0020-3203
Language Of Text
English
Language Of Summary
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
The rebuilding of the roof of the South Transept of the York Minster is described. The original roof dated from the 13th century and was destroyed by fire in 1984. The choice of new roof (completed in October 1986), its design including design of the joints, fabrication, and erection are described. The design included provisions to impart limited fire resistance. -- AATA
Keywords
York Minster (England) Cathedral Medieval;Roof Timber Reconstruction; Oak Timber Truss;Truss Joint;Truss Erection;Timber Fire Resistance AATA
pub_id
7794