Timber constructions

Durée

15h Th, 15h Pr

Nombre de crédits

Enseignant

Suppléant(s)

José Alexandre Gouveia Henriques

Langue(s) de l'unité d'enseignement

Langue anglaise

Organisation et évaluation

Enseignement au premier quadrimestre, examen en janvier

Horaire

Horaire en ligne

Unités d'enseignement prérequises et corequises

Les unités prérequises ou corequises sont présentées au sein de chaque programme

Contenus de l'unité d'enseignement

This course is dedicated to the utilisation of wood as a material for structures in buildings. Because of its lightweight, its good environmental perception and, under some conditions, the good fire resistance that it allows to achieve, wood is more and more utilised for the construction of houses and multistorey buildings, for the roof of commercial and industrial buildings. The course is divided in 9 chapters:

• Introduction: i) Generalities about use of wood in Timber in construction (in Belgium and in other parts of the world; ii) Timber construction advantages and challenges; iii) Design context of timber structures.
• Physical and Mechanical Properties of wood: i) The wood from trees; ii) Physical properties (e.g. hygroscopic properties, thermal expansion, specific mass); iii) Mechanical properties (e.g. compressive strength, tensile strength, bending strength, shear strength, coe?icients of elasticity, stress-strain diagram); iv) Defects and variabilities, how to mitigate their impact.
• Structural applications: i) Timber construction products; ii) Examples of applications.  
• Design for Service Limit State (SLS): i) Verification of deflections in timber beams; ii) Verification of vibration performance in timber floors.
• Design for Ultimate Limit State (ULS), Cross-sections: i) General principles; ii) Formulae for verification.
• Design for Ultimate Limit State (ULS), Members: i) General principles; ii) Formulae for verification.
• Design of connections: i) Introduction (overview on different type of connections for timber construction); ii) General principles for dowel type connections using metal fasteners; iii) Formulae for verification of dowel type connections.
• Durability: i) Natural durability and methods to mitigate wood vulnerability (e.g. protection against rotting: choice of the species, constructive protection, chemical protection. Attacks by insects); ii) Fire (general aspects over wood behaviour in fire scenario and protection against fire).
• Innovations with timber: General overview on innovative applications of timber and the combination of timber with other materials.

Acquis d'apprentissage (objectifs d'apprentissage) de l'unité d'enseignement

At the end of this course, the student will be able to take into account the particularities and the properties of wood to make the conceptual design of a timber structure. He will be able to design the elements of a timber structure. He will be able to take constructional protection measures in order to garantee a good durability to the timber construction that he will create. He will be able to select the most suitable connection type and to design it.


The complete list of KLO's/AA for this course is defined in the matrix that can be found at: https://www.programmes.uliege.be/cocoon/20242025/formations/descr/A2SAUR01.html

https://www.programmes.uliege.be/cocoon/20242025/formations/descr/A2SCIV01.html

 

Savoirs et compétences prérequis

Good understanding of structural mechanics and stability of constructions.

Activités d'apprentissage prévues et méthodes d'enseignement

The "theoretical" considerations are presented during the course by the teacher.
As an application, the students will then project and design (either individually or in a group of 2 students) a small structure under supervision of the teacher and assistant.

Mode d'enseignement (présentiel, à distance, hybride)

Cours donné exclusivement en présentiel

Supports de cours, lectures obligatoires ou recommandées

Plate-forme(s) utilisée(s) pour les supports de cours :
- MyULiège


Informations complémentaires:

The powerpoints of the course and the syllabus of the previous academic year will be made available in electronic format on "MyUiege".

Modalités d'évaluation et critères

Examen(s) en session

Toutes sessions confondues

- En présentiel

évaluation orale

Travail à rendre - rapport


Informations complémentaires:

60% of the points are awarded for a project that the students have to do, partly during the time of the course, partly outside the hours of the course. 40% 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 discuss the subject with the teacher after having prepared his answer on a blackboard. The lecture notes cannot be used during the examination.

Stage(s)

Remarques organisationnelles et modifications principales apportées au cours

In 2024-2025, the course will be given during the first quadrimester. To find out the course timetable, consult the online timetable : https://www.horaires.uliege.be/calendar/cal?vt=agendaWeek&dt=2024-10-21&et=module&fid0=GCIV0165-A-a

The course will be given in English.

Contacts

• Enseignant
  tel. +32-479.531.773
  jose.gouveiahenriques@uhasselt.be
• Secrétariat
  tel. +32-4-366.96.29 ou +32-4-366.93.45

Association d'un ou plusieurs MOOCs

Notes en ligne