Design of Timber structures

Design of timber structures according to NS-EN 1995-1-1 in the ultimate and serviceability limit states.

Design of: Beams and columns, connections, special failure modes, details, and bracing systems.

The candidate

- has the necessary knowledge of the properties of wood to assess how these affect the capacity of wood components and joints consisting of wood and steel connectors.

‐ has sufficient knowledge of European standards (NS-EN) to apply them to design and check wood components in both serviceability and ultimate limit states.

‐ has sufficient knowledge to design and check nodes with various fasteners according to European standards (NS-EN).

- can use digital tools to design and check wood components.

‐ has sufficient knowledge to prepare production documentation.

- has sufficient insight into the various safety factors to assess structures from an ethical perspective.

Scheduled time: lectures: 45 hours; organized guidance: 60 hours; work with compulsory assignments: 120 hours; other preparation: 50 hours; a total of 275 hours.

Compulsory work requirements: 4 to 6 exercises, all of which except one must be approved.

The course is designed for online students.