LAWI301727 Advanced structural timber engineering

Type
Lecture and exercise
Semester hours
4
Lecturer (assistant)
Rinnhofer-Cabuk, Matthias , Pantscharowitsch, Marc , Kromoser, Benjamin , Gappmaier, Peter
Organisation
Green Civil Engineering
Offered in
Wintersemester 2026/27
Languages of instruction
Englisch
Content

This course is held as a VU (combination of lecture and exercise). The essential topics of the lecture part include

-) Building systems in timber construction

-) Façade systems

-) Design of timber-concrete composite ceilings

-) Timber bridges

In the exercise part of the course, the softwares Rstab and Frilo are introduced. Subsequently, the students design a load-bearing structure and calculate the entirety with Rstab. The internal forces of the individual members are interpreted and rechecked/recalculated using simplified manual calculations. Detail connections are dimensioned or verified with the software Frilo, before also being recalculated manually.
Previous knowledge expected

Completion of the following courses is highly recommended as a functional prerequisite: Basics in Timber Construction (LAWI100526), Statics and Solid Mechanics (LAWI100530), and Mechanics (LAWI100515). Students are advised that the course content builds significantly upon these thematic foundations.
Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)

Upon successful completion of this course, students are able to:

-)design structural timber frame and truss systems, including façade and floor systems

-)model and calculate load-bearing timber structures using the software Rstab

-) interpret internal forces of individual structural members and verify them through simplified manual calculations

-)dimension and verify detailed timber connections using the software Frilo, and cross-check results manually

-)apply knowledge of mechanics, statics and timber construction fundamentals to real structural design tasks.

After positive completion of the course, the students are able to plan structural frame and truss load-bearing structures made of timber with the help of the software Rstab as well as verify the results using plausibility checks. Furthermore, detailed timber connections can be dimensioned with the help of the software Frilo. The contents of this course presuppose knowledge from all basic lectures of the Bachelor's programme, in particular the course Mechanics and statics.
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.