Timber Structures (4 cr)
Code: 5101039-3008
General information
Enrollment
02.08.2024 - 15.09.2024
Timing
01.09.2024 - 18.12.2024
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Engineering and Business
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
5 - 60
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Construction and Municipal Engineering, BCM
Teachers
- Olli Hautaniemi
Groups
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PRAKMS23
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
Exam schedules
see itslearning
Content scheduling
see itslearning
Evaluation scale
H-5
Assessment methods and criteria
Exam and homework. Participation in the exam requires completion of at least 30% of the homework.
You can earn bonus points for the exam as follows:
- 1 point when 80% of the homework is completed
- 2 points when 100% of the homework is completed