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TKT4211

Timber Structures 1

Credits 7.5
Level Second degree level
Course start Spring 2019
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction English
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement Written examination

About

About the course

Course content

Timber as a structural material, mechanical properties (strength and stiffness), durability; unidirectional components (solid timber, glued-laminated timber, LVL). Typical structural systems for timber structures. Background and introduction to European design rules for timber structures, Eurocode 5. Basic design and verification of timber structures, design rules and tools. Details and joint design. Glulam and arch structures. Stability and bracing systems. Basic ultimate and seviceability state requirements.

Learning outcome

Knowledge:
The students shall have knowledge about:
- properties of wood and unidirectional wood-based materials for use in load-carrying structures
- load-carrying wooden structural systems
- design of timber structures
- background and basis of design rules

Skills:
The students shall be able to:
- evaluate and propose structural wood-based systems
- calculate load effects for statically determined structures
- verify that requirements to stiffness and strength are fulfilled with respect to European design rules (Eurocode 5)

General competence:
The students shall master:
- general basis of load and load calculations
- general static analysis and calculation of load effects
- general basis of structural design according to European rules
- evaluate timber as possible structural material

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, exercises and possible model building. A given number of calculating exercises must be approved for admittance to examination, see course information. The lectures, exercises and exam are given in English. Students are free to choose Norwegian or English for written assessments.

Compulsory assignments

  • Øvinger

Further on evaluation

If there is a re-sit examination, the examination form may be changed from written to oral.

Course materials

Eurocode 5 (EN 1995-1-1:2004, Amendments and Norwegian National Annex) and related standards.
Lecture notes and presentations given during the semester.
Recommended additional textbooks:
- KIT,Blaß and Sandhaas: Timber Engineering - Principles for Design, ISBN 978-3-7315-0673-7
- Swedish Wood, Bergkvist (ed.): Design of Timber Structures, ISBN978-91-980304-8-8

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
TKT4210 7.5 sp
This course has academic overlap with the course in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

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Subject areas

  • Technological subjects

Contact information

Course coordinator

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Structural Engineering

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Written examination
Grade:

Ordinary examination - Spring 2019

Written examination
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code C Date 2019-05-27 Time 09:00 Duration 4 hours
Place and room for written examination

The specified room can be changed and the final location will be ready no later than 3 days before the exam. You can find your room location on Studentweb.

Idrettssenteret (Dragvoll)
Room DI42
Room Storhall del 2

Re-sit examination - Summer 2019

Written examination
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code C Duration 4 hours Place and room Not specified yet.

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