1. Properties of wood. Types of timber.
2. Introduction to the design of wooden structures.
3. Combinations of actions.
4. Data for calculating the design strengths of wooden structures according to Eurocode 5.
5. Limit state strength checks: Tension parallel and perpendicular to the fibres, compression parallel and perpendicular to the fibres, bending without or with axial force, shear, torsion, buckling.
6. Functional limit state checks.
7. Connections of wooden elements: wood to wood, metal to wood, connections with dowels, screws, pins, and plugs.
8. Composite sections: Welded beams, composite beams with metal connections, composite columns.

Learning Outcomes

The course aims to educate students on the basic principles of wooden structure design according to Eurocode 5. Additionally, students are introduced to the types and methods of calculating connections of wooden members, as well as the composite cross-sections of beams and columns.

With the successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:

• Explain the mechanical properties of wood and the types of structural timber.
• Calculate the strength of wooden structural members in tension, compression, shear, bending, torsion, and buckling.
• Apply the basic design principles according to Eurocode 5.
• Perform checks on beams and columns of solid or composite wood under intensive conditions (and combinations thereof).
• Design connections of wooden elements with dowels, screws, pins, etc.
• Perform the check of composite cross-sections of beams, columns, and trusses.
• Design structural constructions from wood such as roofs, floors, frameworks, buildings.