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| GCIV2033-2 | Steel, concrete, timber and composite steel-concrete construction
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| Duration : | 60h Th, 60h Pr, 2d FW |
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| Holder(s) : | Jean‑François Demonceau, Jean‑Marc Franssen, Jean‑Pierre Jaspart, N... |
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| Substitute(s) : | François Kaiser |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | The part of the course dedicated to timber 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
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| Course objective : | Timber: 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 : | Timber: 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 : | Timber: in 2009-2010, the course will be given in the spring of 2010, on Friday morning, from 8.30 to 12.30 during 8 weeks |
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| Written notes : | Timber: 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 : | Timber: 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 lecture notes can not 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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