Timber Structures (4 cr)
Code: 5101039-3003
General information
Enrollment
02.07.2019 - 11.10.2019
Timing
09.09.2019 - 13.12.2019
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Engineering and Business
Campus
Sepänkatu
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
5 - 65
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Construction and Municipal Engineering, BCM
Teachers
- Olli Hautaniemi
Teacher in charge
Olli Hautaniemi
Groups
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PRAKMS18Rakennus- ja yhdyskuntatekniikan koulutus, rakennusmestari S18
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PRAKMK18
Objective
The student is familiar with the materials and products used in load-bearing timber structures. They can design common structural components such as straight beams and columns. The student is knowledgeable about typical connections used in timber structures and can dimension simple nail connections.
Content
-Wood Properties, Lumber, and its Further Processing
-Engineered Wood Products
-Wood-Framed Single-Family Houses
-Wooden Apartment Buildings (and Construction Practices)
-Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) Construction
-Log Construction
-Fire Safety
-Wooden Joints
-Principles of Building Physics in Timber Structures
-Design Strength
-Tension
-Bending
-Shear
-Bearing/Compression
-Columns (Axially Loaded Structures)
-Nail Connections, Shear Force, and Axial Force
Evaluation scale
H-5