BIWE-03 Timber and Lightweight Structures
Lecturers
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stroetmann
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jockwer
Content and qualification aim:
- Mechanical and physical basics of timber and its derivatives, and their consequences for use in a construction
- Situation of resources and transformation processes of raw wood for timber structures
- Wood modification
- Timber joints and structural behaviour
- Composite structures with concrete, fibres and textiles
- Selected examples of wooden buildings demonstrating the current state of timber construction and its special features
- Historical timber structures, reconstruction and rehabilitation
- Stability, fatigue and service strength of steel constructions Wired steel constructions – types of wire and fasteners; design, construction and assessment
- Structures made of textile membrane and plastic foils combined with steel construction elements
After having finished the module successfully students have a good command of design, construction and calculation of timber and lightweight structures.
Type of course:
2 hours of lectures, 1 hour of exercise per week, and self-study
Requirements for study:
Knowledge of steel and timber materials, basic knowledge of analysis and construction of steel structures, and geometrical and physical nonlinear analysis at Bachelor’s level and from modules BIWO-01 and BIWO-03 as well as study competence from module BIWO-05.
Practical use of the module
The elective module is one out of ten in the Master’s programme: Advanced Computational and Civil Engineering Structural Studies, of which seven have to be chosen.
Requirements for the award of credits:
The credits are awarded if the module examination is successfully passed.
The module examination consists of a written examination (150 min).
Credits and grades:
4 credits can be acquired for this module. The grade is the grade of the written examination.
Frequency of module:
The module is offered every academic year (summer semester).
Workload:
The workload is 120 working hours.
Duration of the module:
1 semester
Additional information and teaching material:
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