History of timber structures (TS), development prospects, standards for design of TS.
Properties of wood and wood-based materials for structural purposes.
Spatial configuration of TS.
Rules of computer modelling of TS.
Basic types of strain of timber members and methods of their verification.
Limit states in TS.
Connections of TS.
Plane solid and truss structures – girders, frames and arches.
Rules of structural design and theoretical analysis, main structural details.
Securing TS against global loss of stability.
Spatial structures – laminated structures, spatial trusses, ribbed domes, vaults and shells.
TS for residential, administrative, restaurant and other purposes. Fire resistance of TS.
Production and assembly of TS.
Protection and maintenance of TS.
Examples of realized TS.
Principles of TS reconstruction and rehabilitation.