Course detail

Timber buildings

FAST-BHA029Acad. year: 2020/2021

This course gives students an overview of timber building design, including:
- introduction to timber buildings
- timber frame buildings
- SIP (structural insulated panel) buildings
- timber log buildings
- special timber buildings
- building physics in timber buildings
- fire safety in timber buildings

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Karel Šuhajda, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Building Structures (PST)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Not applicable.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of building design, fire safety of buildings, building physics and timber structures complying with preceeding courses.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

1. Introduction: Single- and multi-storey timber buildings, available construction materials with regard to indoor and outdoor climate, construction processes, protection of structural timber.
2-3. Timber frame buildings: Existing variants, design, advantages and disadvantages, typical details.
4. SIP (Structural Insulated Panel) buildings: Description, design, advantages and disadvantages, typical details.
5. Mass timber (gluelam) buildings: Description, design, advantages and disadvantages, typical details.
6. Timber log buildings: Existing variants, design, advantages and disadvantages, typical details.
7. Special timber buildings: timber buildings in flood zones and seismic zones, high-rise timber buildings, etc.
8. Maintenance, repairs and rehabilitation of timber buildings.
9. Building physics: Thermal performance of timber buildings in comparison to traditional masonry buildings.
10. Building physics: Indoor climate in timber buildings
11. Fire safety in timber buildings: Residential buildings.
12. Fire safety in timber buildings: Industrial buildings and warehouses.
13. Fire safety in timber buildings: Public buildings

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Not applicable.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-EVB Bachelor's 3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Karel Šuhajda, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Introduction: Single- and multi-storey timber buildings, available construction materials with regard to indoor and outdoor climate, construction processes, protection of structural timber. 2-3. Timber frame buildings: Existing variants, design, advantages and disadvantages, typical details. 4. SIP (Structural Insulated Panel) buildings: Description, design, advantages and disadvantages, typical details. 5. Mass timber (gluelam) buildings: Description, design, advantages and disadvantages, typical details. 6. Timber log buildings: Existing variants, design, advantages and disadvantages, typical details. 7. Special timber buildings: timber buildings in flood zones and seismic zones, high-rise timber buildings, etc. 8. Maintenance, repairs and rehabilitation of timber buildings. 9. Building physics: Thermal performance of timber buildings in comparison to traditional masonry buildings. 10. Building physics: Indoor climate in timber buildings 11. Fire safety in timber buildings: Residential buildings. 12. Fire safety in timber buildings: Industrial buildings and warehouses. 13. Fire safety in timber buildings: Public buildings

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Karel Šuhajda, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Assignment of semestral projects: Redesign of the building elaborated in Building design 1 to 4 courses into a basementless timber building. Approximate calculations of dimensions of load-bearing elements. 2. Design of timber frame building foundations. 3. Design of timber frame building walls with regard to building physics, technical systems, piping, etc. Assembly scheme of one wall. Ground floor plan drawing. 4. Design of variants to timber frame building walls (SIP, timber logs, etc.). Variant ground floor plan drawing. 5. Design of timber frame building floor and ceiling. Floor structure drawing. 6. Design of variants to timber frame building floor. Variant floor structure drawings. 7. Presentation of previous works, discussion, group consultations. 8. Design of sloped roof of timber frame building. Roof truss drawing. 9. Design of variants to timber frame sloped roof. Variant roof truss drawings. 10. Design of flat roofs of timber frame building. Flat roof drawing. 11. Assembly details of timber buildings. Assembly detail drawings. 12. Presentation of previous works, discussion, group consultations. 13. Final consultations and classification.