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Institute of Metal and Timber Structures (KDK)

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Knowledge

• Students will gain an overview of materials used for load-bearing timber structures and their properties. They will learn the fundamental principles and methods for designing and assessing selected (basic) types of structural timber elements, joints, and construction details. Additionally, the student will become familiar with the layout and configuration of typical timber structural systems used in buildings and roof structures.

Skills

• The student will be able to independently design and assess basic types of timber connections. They will be capable of designing and verifying timber load-bearing elements under fundamental loading cases, including possible combinations. Furthermore, the student will be able to independently design and assess structural members considering potential stability loss (buckling and lateral-torsional buckling).

Competences

• The student will be capable of independently solving basic design tasks related to timber structures in building construction, particularly in the design of members with solid cross-sections and their characteristic detailing. Upon completion of the course, the student will be qualified to pursue further education in advanced topics concerning the design of more complex timber structures.

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Design of timber structures – Volume 1: Structural aspects of timber construction, Stockholm: Swedish Forest Industries Federation, 2022. ISBN 978-91-985212-5-2. (EN)
Farzad Hejazi, Steel structures design based on Eurocode 3, Singapore: Springer 2018, ISBN 978-981-10-8835-3 (EN)
Kermani, A.; Porteous, J: Structural Timber Design to Eurocode 5. Wiley and Sons 2013 ISBN 978-0-470-67500-7 (EN)
Larsen, H., Enjily, V.: Practical design of timber structures to Eurocode 5, London, Thomas Telford Limited, 2009, ISBN 978-0-7277-3609-3 (EN)

Design of timber structures – Volume 2: Rules and formulas according to Eurocode 5. Stockholm: Swedish Forest Industries Federation, 2022. ISBN 978-91-985212-6-9 (EN)
Design of timber structures – Volume 3: Examples. Stockholm: Swedish Forest Industries Federation, 2022. ISBN 978-91-985212-7-6 (EN)
EN 1993-1-1 Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures – Part 1-1: General rules and rules for buildings. Brussels: European Committee for Standardization (CEN) (EN)
EN 1995-1-1 Eurocode 5: Design of timber structures – Part 1-1: General rules and rules for buildings. Brussels: European Committee for Standardization (CEN) (EN)