Curriculum subject

Timber Structures

Subject
Subject code	EHO129
Subject name	Timber Structures
Credit points	3 ECTS
Grading method	Exam

Curriculum subject
Curriculum	2011 EI
Study year	4
Semester	Fall semester
Subject type	Mandatory

Subject loads
Lecture	8
Practice	4
Other	6

General description
Standards of the design. Loads of the building structures. Properties and nature of timber. Timber defects and damages. Work with timber-related standard documents. Principles for calculation of timber structures. Calculation of the ultimate and serviceability limit state. Connections of timber structures. Plane beam systems. Full wall posts, arches, frames. Plane lattice girder systems. Guaranteeing the spatial stability. Production and monitoring of timber structures. Basis of fire protection. Timber structures of buildings.

General aim
The objective of the course is to provide the students knowledge for the design of simpler timber structures and skills for the use of the respective standard documents.

Aim
Having passed the course the student must be able to use standard documents and design mostly spread timber structures.

Form description
Lectures Exercises Homework

Literature
Kohustuslik õppematerjal: • Puitkonstruktsioonide projekteerimise alused (Kiisa, M. 2013). Loengukonspekt on üleval ka Moodle´i keskkonnas • Ehituskonstruktsioonide projekteerimise alused ja koormused (Kiisa, M. 2013). Loengukonspekt on üleval ka Moodle´i keskkonnas Soovituslik lisaõppematerjal: • Puidust ehitamine (Siikanen, U. 2012). • EVS-EN 1995-1-1 Eurokoodeks 5: Puitkonstruktsioonide projekteerimine. Osa 1-1: Üldreeglid ja reeglid hoonete projekteerimiseks.

Evaluation methods
Written exam

E-learning
Course is taken partially or fully in e-learning environment:	Yes
The course is conducted in online learning environment:	Moodle
E-course type:	E-course is supporting classroom study

Current rounds
None