Literature for designing the structure of a house

[bonnen]

Hello.
I'm sketching a vacation home mostly for fun, but you never know. Being a bit of a tech freak, it would be fun to calculate the whole thing, or at least draw it with the correct dimensions for studs and load-bearing parts.
I would like to find some literature on how to design a house frame and how to do the calculations.
I saw an old book called something with wood construction technology.

Any tips are greatly appreciated.

 

[andersmc]

Is there something specific you're considering? For the main framework of a house, strength is usually not an issue. The thickness of the insulation and manageability means that the beams become greatly over-dimensioned. If you have a specific beam or something to calculate, Moelven has a dimensioning program on their website.

 

[bonnen]

Especially thinking about the dimensions of the frame, but if it's as you say, then it's no problem. However, it would be interesting to see how the frame itself is constructed, with attachments for joists and intermediate joists.

 

[marmi]

On http://www.traguiden.nu/ there is a lot of information. If I understand correctly, large parts of the wood guide are based on information previously published in book form (a series of books).

A book in English that I have read is Ultimate Guide to House Framing http://www.adlibris.com/se/product.aspx?isbn=1580114431, which is interesting even though there are some differences with dimensions and sheet materials.

 

[tlundberg]

The thickness of the insulation and manageability cause the studs to be significantly oversized.

This is true if you're building with 145-220mm studs that you insulate between. But something that I find interesting is shell walls where you build two thinner walls and insulate between them. Here, you can reduce the stud dimension but still achieve better insulation value. The question is how thin can the studs be safely used.

 

[bonnen]

http://www.traguiden.nu/ was indeed interesting

 

[andersmc]

This is quite accurate if you're building with 145-220mm studs that are insulated between. But something I find interesting is double-wall constructions where you build two thinner walls that are insulated between. Here, you can reduce the stud size but still achieve a better insulation value. The question is how thin studs you dare to use.

I dared to use 95+70 at least.

 

[tlundberg]

On Träguiden, they have an example [1] where they demonstrate different U-values using 95+45 (with 145 insulation in between), so that should probably be okay too. However, I think 45-walls can be a bit flimsy, so I would probably rather use 70+70 if it's equally strong (resulting in the same total frame width, 140mm).

[1] http://www.traguiden.se/TGtemplates/popup1spalt.aspx?id=1281