A comparison between the designs of flexural timber members based on eurocode 5 and the Malaysian timber code MS 544: 2001

• Main Authors: Sheikh, Shujaatullah, Ahmad, Yusof
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/61003/1/YusofAhmad2014_AComparisonBetweentheDesignsofFlexuralTimber.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/61003/

For years, MS 544 has served as the code of practice for Malaysian engineers designing structural timber members using local timber species The permissible stress design (PSD) code was published in 1978 by the Department of Standards Malaysia and is closely modelled after the now obsolete British St...