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AR50449: Design of timber structures and constructions

Academic Year: 2018/9
Owning Department/School: Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
Credits: 6      [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 120
Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Period:
Semester 2
Assessment Summary: CW 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Design report (16 pages) (CW 60%)
  • Test report (10 pages) (CW 40%)
Supplementary Assessment:
AR50449 Re-assessment coursework (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Description: Aims:
To introduce students to the concepts of limit state design and its practical application to timber structures. To develop an understanding of the behaviour of timber as a construction material, timber connections, members and products relevant to the design of timber structures.

Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of this unit, the student will be able to:
* Determine the action imposed on a structure.
* Design a structure considering its ultimate limit state and serviceability limit state.
* Evaluate structural behaviour and understand demonstrate when and how to improve a design through use of different materials and techniques.

Skills:
Professional/Practical skills
* Analytical and design skills related to a timber structure (TA)
Transferable/key skills
* To communicate ideas verbally and in writing, working in a team (FA).

Content:
Introduction to Eurocode 5, Introduction & Basic wood science and its application, Design of flexural and compression members, Connections, Engineered timber products, Timber in fire, Dynamic of timber structures, Structural systems in timber, Durability of timber structures, Tall timber structures, Long span structures in timber.
Programme availability:

AR50449 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
  • TEAR-AFM19 : MSc Civil Engineering: Innovative Structural Materials

Notes:

  • This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2018/19 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2019/20 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2018/19.
  • Programmes and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
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