After successful completion of the course, students are able to

• die für die Bemessung relevanten mechanischen Eigenschaften von Holz zu identifizieren
• marktrelevante Holzwerkstoffe und Verbundbauteile aufgabenspezifisch auszuwählen und einzusetzen
• stabförmige Bauteile sowie Verbindungsmittel baustatisch zu modellieren und
• EC5-konform sowohl manuell als auch softwaregestützt mittels RFEM unter Traglast, Gebrauchslast und Brand zu bemessen
• das Layout von Holzkonstruktionen werkstoffspezifisch zu gestalten und Aspekte wie Herstellung, Montage und Dauerhaftigkeit in die konstruktive Umsetzung einfließen zu lassen

The lecture comprises the following topics:

• basics in wood mechanics
• fundamentals of mechancis of market-relevenat wood products (1D, 2D)
• connection-systems: introduction, characteristics, mechanical behavior
• construction elements and systems: introduction, characteristics, mechanical behavior
• structural design and dimensioning according to the current standards with the focus of completeness (servicability limit, ultimate limit, fire)
• Introduction to numerical simulation tools (commercial structural analysis software) for the design of timber structures
• special topics (durability, errection and assembling)

The exercise contains four self-contained examples based on the theoretical principles of the lecture. The focus is on learning computer-based modeling and design strategies in timber construction. There is a separate introductory lecture for each example. Based on these lectures, the examples are to be worked out as group work (small groups of 3 persons each) at home.

For the home exercises, you need access to the commercial structural analysis software Dlubal for the programs RFEM 5, RSTAB 8, and RX-HOLZ 2. The licensed programs are available in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Computer Laboratory. Unfortunately, the programs are currently only supported under Microsoft Windows with a version of at least Windows 7. If you want to install the programs on a private device, apply for your student license (free of charge) in time for the product generation: "RFEM 5, RSTAB 8, ..." at the following link:

https://www.dlubal.com/de/bildung/studenten-und-schulen/kostenlose-studentenversion-anfordern-bzw-verlaengern

For personal respective practical training, after an introductory lecture four pieces of homework with issues from the theoretical course have to be realized in collaboration with other students

Die Beurteilung erfolgt auf Basis der Allgemeinen Prüfungsordnung und der Holzbau 1 spezifischen Prüfungsordnung. Die Dokumente sind unter https://www.imws.tuwien.ac.at/lehre/pruefungen/pruefungsordnungen/ abrufbar.

recommended prior knowledge:

Baustofflehre + Mechanik + Festigkeitslehre + Baustatik+ Tragwerke-Baukonstruktionen