Description
Wood is one of the oldest building materials in our society and has excellent mechanical properties with comparatively low density. In the research field "Structural wood building materials", we deal with the properties of existing and new wood materials for use as load-bearing components in building construction in combination with their manufacturing processes. The overriding goal is the resource-efficient utilisation of wood as a raw material and its targeted use. The investigation of a wide variety of starting assortments as well as established and potential wood species of the future form the basis of current research priorities.
Contact: Maximilian Pramreiter and Johannes Konnerth
Research and publications
How much wood do we need for 1m³ Cross Laminated Timber?
Influence of thickness on the tensile strength of birch veneer at different loading angles
Innovative mechanical disintegration technologies for wood
Engineering of material properties through the selection of adhesives using the example of a novel wood-based material
A plea for the efficient use of wood in construction
"We need to start using our wood more efficiently"
Non-destructive characterisation of veneers for structural composites
Are hardwood branches as powerful as stem wood?
The Utilization of European Beech Wood (Fagus sylvatica L.) in Europe
Novel wood-based material based on naturally optimised wood particles
Panel discussion: HOLZBAU - Innovativ oder am Holzweg (in German)?
Organised by BOKU students, Uni.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Johannes Konnerth discussed current innovations and future developments in the field of timber construction with renowned industry representatives and scientists. To be found at: https://youtu.be/aUpEThWj834
Theses
Dissertations
Simon Lux (ongoin): Strip-like laminations for use in structural wood products
David Obernosterer (ongoing): Development of a homogenised solid wood lamella for hybrid glulam beams made of softwood and hardwood (TU Graz)
Lukas Malzl (ongoing): Investigation of alternative wood species and optimized processes for strand-based unidirectional wood panels for mass timber materials.
Tobias Nenning (ongoing): Structural building materials based on hardwood branches.
Master theses
Raphael Kerschbaumer (ongoing): Cross-laminated timber – evaluation and identification of barriers to mass timber market growth in the DACH-region
Agnes Spranz (ongoing): Characterisation of reaction wood in hardwood branches
Jakob Wassermann (ongoing): Mechanical properties of a wood composite based on hardwood branches
Christoph Kurz (ongoing): Alternative Zerteilungstechnologie für Laubastholz
Niklas Bugelnig (ongoing): Ressourceneffizienz etablierter Auftrennprozesse von Rundholz.
Johannes Kircher (2024): Characterisation of selected properties of finger joints
Nikolaus Pilz (2023): Evaluierung der Leistungsfähigkeit einer mehrlagigen Holzbauplatte auf OSB-Basis.
Stefan Höchtl (2022): Formoptimierte Holzbauträger: Evaluierung eines analytischen Modells auf Basis von Realversuchen.