Aim of the lecture is the knowledge transfer of material-specific and standardization-specific fundamentals for the structural design and dimensioning of timber structures.

The lecture comprises the following topics:

• basics in wood mechanics
• fundamentals of mechancis of market-relevenat wood products (1D, 2D)
• connection-systems: introduction, characteristics, mechanical behavior
• construction elements and systems: introduction, characteristics, mechanical behavior
• structural design and dimensioning according to the current standards with the focus of completeness (servicability limit, ultimate limit, fire)
• Introduction to numerical simulation tools (commercial structural analysis software) for the design of timber structures
• special topics (durability, errection and assembling)

Attention! Change of exercises part!

During the exercises part, 6 individual examples regarding modeling and design strategies of timber elements and structures are discussed. To each of these 6 topics an input presentation (mandatory) will be given. Based on these presentations a home exercises related to each of these topics has to be worked out in groups of three students. 

Due to the changes in the exercises part of the Timber engineering lecture, it is not possible to participate in the project work of Timber Engineering in combination with Steel constructions UE (213.010) anymore.

Exercises: written (Modelling examples)

Lecture: oral examination

empfohlene Vorkenntnisse:

Baustofflehre + Mechanik + Festigkeitslehre + Baustatik+ Tragwerke-Baukonstruktionen