After successful completion of the course, students are able to...

-          understand the theoretical contents and their application in construction practice through demonstrated examples,

-          comprehend the manufacturing processes at the plant,

-          better understand the construction methods in timber building projects, and

-          record essential information and details during inspections and evaluations, and to present them in a technical report.

As part of the excursion on December 6, 2023, a plant of a wood-processing company as well as several current timber construction sites in the Vienna and Lower Austria areas will be visited. Further information can be found in the information sheet under "Documents".

Excursion

Mandatory attendance.

The number of participants is limited to 40 people.

The excursion is aimed at civil engineering students from the fifth semester onwards.

The registration starts on Mon, 16.10.2023, after the first exercise of 202.652 VU Timber Construction. Additional information can be found in the information sheet under 'Documents'.

The documentation of the students’ performance consists of mandatory attendance and the creation of a two-page technical report. The report should not be less than 300 words and should contain at least one scientific or industry-specific source. A maximum of two illustrations are allowed. Texts must be formulated independently; adopting parts of texts from other sources without proper citation is not permitted. The assessment criteria are: content, writing style, spelling, and formatting.

personal registration until Monday, November 27, 2023, or until the participant limit is reached.

... after the practice sessions from 202.652 VU Timber Construction or
... at IMWS with Valentin Senk, Christoffer Vida, Markus Detter.