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| GCIV0165-1 | Wood Construction | ||||||||
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| Duration : | 20h Th, 10h Pr | ||||||||
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| Holder(s) : | Jean‑Marc Franssen | ||||||||
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| Course contents : | The course is divided in 7 chapters and 2 annexes: 1. Introduction Comparison between the situation of the timber construction in Belgium and in other parts of the world. Reasons of the main differences; cultural reasons, fear linked to fire and doubts about durability. Advantages of the timber construction. 2. Properties The tree. Constitution of timber. Main properties of timber: relative humidity, shrinkage, thermal expansion, specific mass, compressive strength, tensile strength, bending strength, shear strength, chocs, coefficients of elasticity, stress-strain diagram. 3. Utilisation of timber in construction Circular sections. Square sections. Glue laminated timber. Different families of panels. 4. Design General principles and formulae dor the verification of elements under different effects of actions. 5. Connections Introduction. Traditional connections. Dowel type connections. Other mecanical connections. General considerations. Some examples of common connections. 6. Durability Protection against fire. Protection against roting: choice of the species, constructive protection, chemical protection. 7. Structures Introduction. Beam in bending. Arches. Frames. Trusses. Houses. Dictionnary Sources of information | ||||||||
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| Course objective : | The objective is to highlight the differences and the particularities of timber as other materials that are studied more in detail in the cursus such as concrete and steel. It is also to explain the most important properties of the materiel and show their consequences on the behaviour of structures. It is to give the philisophy and the bases of the design methods for timber elements and for connections. To provide some elements allowing a quick first design of common structures. | ||||||||
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| Prerequisites : | Good understanding of structural mechanics and stability of constructions. | ||||||||
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| Workshops : | Some simple exercices are made together by the teacher and the students during the course. As an application, the students will then, in groups of two students, realise a small first project under supervising of the teacher. | ||||||||
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| Organization : | The course is normally organised at the end of the first semester, i.e. in November and December, eight hours a week. It comprises 20 hours of courses given by the teacher and 10 hours for the small project. | ||||||||
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| Written notes : | There exist a syllabus containing the lecture notes, updated every year. It is sold at the basic cost at the beginning of the course to the students who want to acquire it. | ||||||||
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| Assessment : | 1/3 of the points are awarded for the small project. 2/3 of the points are awarded for the oral examination. For this examination, a list of questions is distributed to the students when the course is finished. On the day of the examination, each student draws at random two questions among the list. He will then explain the answer to the teacher after having prepared the answer on a blackboard. The book can bot be used during the examination. | ||||||||
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| Remarks : | The students who have particularly appreciated the topic of the course and want to push it further can choose, or even propose, the next year a subject in the domain for their graduation work. | ||||||||
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ULg : Students and Studies Administration - Academic Affairs
Contact : Monique Marcourt, direction A.E.E.
Date of data : 27/02/2006
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