Subject 'Timber Structures'

Name in Estonian: Puitkonstruktsioonid

Year: 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014

Status	passive
State code	EHO377
Study language	Estonian
Chair	Building Construction
Credit points	2 ECTS
Grading method	Exam

General description

Properties and nature of timber. Timber defects and damages. Work with timber-related standard documents. Principles for calculation of timber structures. Calculation in the state of bearing and operational limit. 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. Fire protection. Timber structures of buildings and bridges.

General aim

The objective of the course is to provide the students basic knowledge for the design of 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 simpler timber structures.

Form description

Lectures
Exercises
Homework

Literature

Eurocode 5
M. Kiisa "Puitkonstruktsioonide arvutamise alused", TTK 2011 (loengu abimaterjal)

Evaluation methods

Written exam

Is taught in following curricula

2011: RA

2010: RA

2009: RA