History of timber structures (TS), development prospects, Czech and foreign standards for design of TS.
Properties of wood and wood-based materials for structural purposes
Spatial configuration of TS.
Limit states in timber structures, Rules of computer modelling of TS.
Basic types of strain of timber members and methods of their verifying
Connections of TS.
Plane solid and truss structures – girders, frames, and arches.
Rules of structural design and theoretical analysis, significant details. Production, assembling, protection and maintenance of timber structures.
Securing structure against global loss of stability in TS.
Spatial structures – laminated structures, spatial trusses, ribbed domes, vaults and shells.
Wood-based panels, usage in load-carrying structures. TS for residential, administrative, restaurant and other purposes. Fire resistance of timber buildings.
Production and assembly of TS.
Protection and maintenance of TS.
Principles of TS reconstruction and rehabilitation.
Examples of realized TS.