Timber Structures (4 cr)
Code: 5101039-3009
General information
- Enrollment
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02.08.2025 - 14.09.2025
Registration for introductions has not started yet.
- Timing
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01.09.2025 - 19.12.2025
The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 4 cr
- Local portion
- 4 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Engineering and Business
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 6 - 60
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Construction and Municipal Engineering, BCM
- Teachers
- Olli Hautaniemi
- Course
- 5101039
Evaluation scale
H-5
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
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Student workload
Opintojaksolla on harjoitustehtäviä, joista on hyväksytysti palautetava vähintään 40% tenttioikeuden saamiseksi.
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