After successful completion of the course, students are able to

• Identify wood mechanics
• chose and apply wood based products and composites depending on the demand of the project
• structurally model and verify linear structural elements both manually and with software support according to EC5 for ultimate load, serviceability load and fire
• include aspects of machining, assembly and durability in the process of the design

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)

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 home exercises related to these topics have to be worked out in groups of three students.

For home exercises the commercial structural analysis software RFEM and RX-Holz (Dlubal Software Company) is used. A student version (free of charge) and further information can be found at the following link:

http://www.dlubal.de/studenten.aspx

For personal respective practical training, after an introductory lecture six pieces of homework with issues from the theoretical course have to be realized in collaboration with other students

Die Beurteilung erfolgt auf Basis der Allgemeinen Prüfungsordnung und der Holzbau 1 spezifischen Prüfungsordnung. Die Dokumente sind unter https://www.imws.tuwien.ac.at/lehre/pruefungen/pruefungsordnungen/ abrufbar.

recommended prior knowledge:

Baustofflehre + Mechanik + Festigkeitslehre + Baustatik+ Tragwerke-Baukonstruktionen