Course detail

Timber Structures (M)

FAST-BO05Acad. year: 2024/2025

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.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Milan Šmak, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Metal and Timber Structures (KDK)

Entry knowledge

Mathematics, structural mechanics, elasticity, design of elements of structures - basis, actions on structures.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

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

Aims

The objective of the subject is to introduce students to the problems of this course and to practise acquired knowledge and skills.
Student will get under control the aims of matter in
teachings, focused especially to problems of design of timber elements and timber structures.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Blass,H.J. a kol.: Timber Engineering – STEP 1. Centrm Hout, The Netherlands, 1995. (EN)
Straka,B.-Pechalová,J.: Dřevěné konstrukce. Akademické nakladatelství CERM, Brno, 1996. (CS)
Straka,B.: Navrhování dřevěných konstrukcí. Akademické nakladatelství CERM, Brno, 1996. (CS)
Blass,H.J. a kol., překlad Koželouh,B.: Dřevěné konstrukce podle Eurokódu 5, STEP 1. Centrum Hout, The Netherlands, překlad Bohumil Koželouh, 1998. (CS)
Kuklík, P. a kol.: Dřevěné konstrukce 10. ČVUT Praha, 2005. (CS)

Recommended literature

Blass,H.J. a kol.: Timber Engineering – STEP 2. Centrm Hout, The Netherlands, 1995. (EN)

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

13 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Milan Šmak, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. History of timber structures, development prospects. 2. Properties of wood and wood-based materials for structural purposes. 3. Spatial configuration of timber structures, bent types, spatial systems 4. Rules of computer modelling of timber structures 5. Limit states in timber structures, methods of verification. 6. Basic types of strain of timber members and timber structural elements. 7. Connections of timber structures. 8. Plane solid girders, frames, and arches. 9. Truss girders, frames, and arches. 10. Spatial structures – spatial trusses, ribbed domes, vaults, shells and folded grids. 11. Timber structures for residential, administrative and other purposes. 12. Production, assembling, protection and maintenance of timber structures, fire resistance. 13. Principles of timber structure reconstruction and rehabilitation.

Exercise

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Milan Šmak, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Design of members in tension. 2. Design of solid members under compression. 3. Design of built-up members. 4. Design of bending beams. 5. Stability of bending beams. 6. Design of beams made from glued laminated timber.