INTRODUCTION. Advantages and disadvantages of wood construction. Classification of timber structures. Physical and mechanical properties and the factors that influence these properties. Classification of wooden materials. Wood defects and strength classes. Decay control, fungus control, and fire control of elements for timber structures
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STRUCTURAL WOOD ELEMENTS WITH SIMPLE CROSS SECTION. Building roof framing elements and calculation DESIGN OF ELEMENTS WITH SIMPLE CROSS SECTION ACCORDING TO SR EN 1995-1-1
CONNECTIONS USED IN WOOD CONSTRUCTIONS. Types of fasteners. Classification of timber connectors Design and calculation of carpentry joints DESIGN OF ELEMENTS WITH BUILT-UP SECTION. Connectors and metallic elements are used in jointures. CONSTRUCTIONS FROM PLANE ELEMENTS. BEAMS – design and calculation CONSTRUCTIONS FROM PLANE ELEMENTS. TRUSSES – design and calculation CONSTRUCTIONS FROM PLANE ELEMENTS. FRAMES – design and calculation CONSTRUCTIONS FROM PLANE ELEMENTS. ARCHES – design and calculation BRACING STRUCTURES FOR PLANE ELEMENTS TRIDIMENSIONAL CONSTRUCTIONS. FOLDED SURFACES. DOMES. VAULTS - design and calculation WOOD natural degradation _ Preservation methods REVIEW – Carpentry joint design
