Course Details
Timber Structures (K)
Academic Year 2023/24
BO003 course is part of 1 study plan
B-P-C-SI (N) / K Winter Semester 3rd year
History of timber structures, view of timber application in structures. Properties of wood and wood-based materials for structural purposes. Czech and foreign standards for structural design.
Limit states and rules of computer modelling. Basic types of strain of timber members and their verifying.
Fasteners – mechanical connections, glued connections.
Plane solid and truss structures – girders, frames, and arches. Rules of structural design and theoretical analysis.
Spatial structures – laminated structures, spatial trusses, ribbed domes, vaults and shells.
Timber bridges and footbridges. Specialized timber structures.
Production and assembly. Protection and maintenance.
Fire resistance of timber buildings.
Principles of reconstruction and rehabilitation.
Examples of realized timber structures.
Limit states and rules of computer modelling. Basic types of strain of timber members and their verifying.
Fasteners – mechanical connections, glued connections.
Plane solid and truss structures – girders, frames, and arches. Rules of structural design and theoretical analysis.
Spatial structures – laminated structures, spatial trusses, ribbed domes, vaults and shells.
Timber bridges and footbridges. Specialized timber structures.
Production and assembly. Protection and maintenance.
Fire resistance of timber buildings.
Principles of reconstruction and rehabilitation.
Examples of realized timber structures.
Course Guarantor
Institute
Objective
The objective of the subject is to introduce students to the problems of this course and to practise acquired knowledge and skills.
Knowledge
Student will learn and get under control the aims of matter in
teachings, focused especially to problems of design of timber elements,timber constructions and bridges, in term of content amplificated more in detail in the schedule of related training subject.
teachings, focused especially to problems of design of timber elements,timber constructions and bridges, in term of content amplificated more in detail in the schedule of related training subject.
Syllabus
1. History of timber structures review, development prospects.
2. Properties of timber and timber-based materials for structural purposes.
3. Spatial configuration of timber structures, bent types, spatial systems.
4. Rules of computer modeling of timber structures.
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. Design and structural details of glue laminated structures.
9. Truss girders, frames, and arches. Design of truss girder structures.
10. Structural safety against global loss of stability in timber structures, bracings.
11. Spatial structures – domes, vauts, shells, folds and structural construction.
12. Timber bridges and footbridges. Specialized timber structures.
13. Production, assembly, protection and maintenance of timber structures. Fire resistance of timber structures.
2. Properties of timber and timber-based materials for structural purposes.
3. Spatial configuration of timber structures, bent types, spatial systems.
4. Rules of computer modeling of timber structures.
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. Design and structural details of glue laminated structures.
9. Truss girders, frames, and arches. Design of truss girder structures.
10. Structural safety against global loss of stability in timber structures, bracings.
11. Spatial structures – domes, vauts, shells, folds and structural construction.
12. Timber bridges and footbridges. Specialized timber structures.
13. Production, assembly, protection and maintenance of timber structures. Fire resistance of timber structures.
Prerequisites
Strength and plasticity, section characteristics, design principles of structures and traffic constructions, loading of structural systems, building materials.
Language of instruction
Czech
Credits
5 credits
Semester
winter
Forms and criteria of assessment
course-unit credit and examination
Specification of controlled instruction, the form of instruction, and the form of compensation of the absences
Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.
Offered to foreign students
Not to offer
Course on BUT site
Lecture
13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective
Syllabus
1. History of timber structures review, development prospects.
2. Properties of timber and timber-based materials for structural purposes.
3. Spatial configuration of timber structures, bent types, spatial systems.
4. Rules of computer modeling of timber structures.
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. Design and structural details of glue laminated structures.
9. Truss girders, frames, and arches. Design of truss girder structures.
10. Structural safety against global loss of stability in timber structures, bracings.
11. Spatial structures – domes, vauts, shells, folds and structural construction.
12. Timber bridges and footbridges. Specialized timber structures.
13. Production, assembly, protection and maintenance of timber structures. Fire resistance of timber structures.
Exercise
13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory
Syllabus
1. Properties of timber and timber-based materials for structural purposes.
2. Limit states and basics of timber structures computer modeling.
3. Fasteners of timber structures, examples of typical connection design: mechanical connections, glued connections.
4. Basic types of strain of members and structural parts of the timber structures: members under tension, bending, torsion or compression.
5. Plane solid girders: Examples of design and detailing of glued laminated 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.