Course detail

Timber Structures (M)

FAST-BO005Acad. year: 2024/2025

Basic types of timber structures (TS), development prospects, standards for design of TS. Examples of realized 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.
Wood houses. Problems of fire resistance of TS.
Production and assembly of TS.
Protection and maintenance of TS.

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

ČSN EN 1995-1-1 Eurokód 5: Navrhování dřevěných konstrukcí - Část 1-1: Obecná pravidla - Společná pravidla a pravidla pro pozemní stavby
Kuklík, P.: Dřevěné konstrukce, Praha: IC ČKAIT, 2005, ISBN 80-86769-72-0.
Kuklík, P.; Kuklíková A.: Navrhování dřevěných konstrukcí. Informační centrum ČKAIT 2010, ISBN 978-80-87093-88-7

Recommended reading

Kermani, A.; Porteous, J: Structural Timber Design to Eurocode 5. Wiley and Sons 2013 ISBN 978-0-470-67500-7

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

13 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Milan Šmak, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Basic types of timber structures, standards for design, examples of realized timber stuctures. 2. Properties of wood and wood-based materials for structural purposes. 3. Spatial configuration of timber structures, plane and 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. Problems of stability of members in compression and bending. 8. Connections of timber structures. 9. Plane solid girders, frames and arches. 10. Truss girders, frames, and arches. 11. Spatial structures – spatial trusses, ribbed domes, vaults, shells and folded grids. 12. Timber houses. 13. Production, assembling, protection and maintenance of timber structures, fire resistance.

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. Stability of bending beams. 5. Design of connections of members of timber structures. 6. Design of beams made from glued laminated timber.