Course detail

Timber structures

FAST-BOA018Acad. year: 2021/2022

The student will learn and master basic principles and methods of design of load-bearing members of timber structures, as well as basics of design of selected types of structural systems, such as lamellar structures, space rod systems, ribbed dome, arch and shell structures, as well as timber footbridges and bridges. They will also methods and procedures of design of realistic structural members and components in the sense of standardized European documents. Partial problems of the course teaching include issues of characteristic quantities, design of joints, design of tension bars, beams, torsion and compression bars. The principles of rehabilitation and reconstruction of timber structures and examples of realized timber construction systems are also included in the course. In general, the content of the course is focused on the reliability and effectiveness of the load-bearing structures.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Milan Pilgr, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Metal and Timber Structures (KDK)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Not applicable.

Prerequisites

Basics of academic mathematics, physics and chemistry, probability theory and mathematical statistics, structural analysis, elasticity and plasticity, properties and testing of building materials. Mechanics of bars, plates and walls, numerical methods, computer support for design.

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. History of timber structures review, development prospects and field of timber structures application in civil engineering.
2. Properties of wood and wood-based materials for structural purposes, material characteristics.
3. Wood-based materials – kinds and their properties for structural purposes
4. Rules of computer modelling of timber structures – structural geometry, bearing members connection, supports, material and cross-sectional characteristics, loading.
5. Limit states in timber structures, methods of their verifying.
6. Basic types of strain of timber members and timber structures elements.
7. Connections of timber structures and examples of basic structural details.
8. Plane solid girders, frames, and arches, glue laminated structures.
9. Truss girders, frames, and arches, guiding details of joints.
10. Basic types of spatial structures – spatial trusses, ribbed domes, vaults, shells and folded grids.
11. Timber footbridges. Specialized timber structures.
12. Production, assembly, protection and maintenance of timber structures, fire resistance.
13. Principles of reconstruction and rehabilitation of timber structures.

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. Milan Šmak, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. History of timber structures review, development prospects and field of timber structures application in civil engineering. 2. Properties of wood and wood-based materials for structural purposes, material characteristics. 3. Wood-based materials – kinds and their properties for structural purposes 4. Rules of computer modelling of timber structures – structural geometry, bearing members connection, supports, material and cross-sectional characteristics, loading. 5. Limit states in timber structures, methods of their verifying. 6. Basic types of strain of timber members and timber structures elements. 7. Connections of timber structures and examples of basic structural details. 8. Plane solid girders, frames, and arches, glue laminated structures. 9. Truss girders, frames, and arches, guiding details of joints. 10. Basic types of spatial structures – spatial trusses, ribbed domes, vaults, shells and folded grids. 11. Timber footbridges. Specialized timber structures. 12. Production, assembly, protection and maintenance of timber structures, fire resistance. 13. Principles of reconstruction and rehabilitation of timber structures.

Exercise

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Ivan Balázs, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Properties of timber and timber-based materials for structural purposes. 2. Limit states and basics of timber structures computer modelling. 3. Basic types of strain of members and structural parts of the timber structures: members under tension, bending, torsion or axial compression. 4. Fasteners of timber structures, examples of typical connection design: mechanical connections, glued connections. 5. Plane solid girders: Examples of design and detailing of timber structures. 6. Plane truss structures: Examples of design and detailing. 7. Space rigidity of the roofing systems, bracings. 8. – 13. Individual assignments of the design of the timber roofing structure. Disposition arrangement and loading, design and detailing.