TTK University of Applied Sciences
Login

Subject 'Timber Structures'

Name in Estonian: Puitkonstruktsioonid

Year:   2013/2014    2014/2015    2015/2016    2016/2017    2017/2018    

State codeEHO129
Study languageEstonian
ChairBuilding Construction
Credit points 2 CP; 3 ECTS
Grading method Exam

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

Is taught in following curricula

2014: HE  
2013: HE  
2012: EI  
2011: EI  
2010: EI  
2009: EI  
2008: EI  
2007: EI  
2006: EI  
2005: EI  
2004: EI  
eten