HBPR Timber Construction Project

Subject Coordinator
  • Achim Vogelsberg
Teachers
  • Achim Vogelsberg
  • Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Nikolaus Zieske
Prerequisites Required for Participation

For civil engineers: Structural Concepts 1; Structural Concepts 2; Materials Science; Building Construction 1; Building Construction 2
For architects: none

Recommended Prerequisites for Participation

For civil engineers: Timber Construction - Basics
For architects: Building Construction 3

Short Description

Structural design and dimensioning of wooden roofs structures and wooden buildings.

Contents

- Load-bearing structures in timber construction (development of a load-bearing system, load transfer, structural bracing, material selection)
- Roof structures
- ceilings
- walls
- Timber construction systems in residential construction
- Roof and wall panels
- Connections

Learning Objectives

Professional skills
The students can
- design and dimension ceiling, roof and wall systems in timber construction.
- design, evaluate and dimension various timber construction connections.

Methodological skills (technical & interdisciplinary)
The students can
- develop timber house structures (independently).
- apply existing knowledge to new/specific problems.

Social skills
The students can
- support each other with their individual prior knowledge and solve the tasks assigned to them in constructive cooperation.

Personal skills
The students can
- compare the requirements of the module with their own prior knowledge and independently close gaps in their knowledge accordingly.
- independently and autonomously develop the operation and further functions of a software or application system.
- organize their own work responsibly and carry it out independently so that the results are available according to plan and requirements.

ECTS-Points (CrP)
  • 5 CrP
  • Expenditure 150 Hrs.
  • Time In-Person 60 Hrs.
  • Independent Study 90 Hrs.
Methods of Instruction
  • 4 SWS
  • Seminar and project support
Semester
  • Architecture (B.Eng. 2018) - 4 - 6 Semesters
  • Civil Engineering (B.Eng. 2018) - 5 - 6 Semesters
Duration
1 Semester
Availability
Semesterly
Instruction Language
German
Preliminary Work

None

Bonus Points

No

Bonus points are awarded according to § 9 (4) general provisions. The way in which extra credit may be performed will be explained to the students at the beginning of the course.

Requirements for the awarding of ECTS-Points

- Project work (20 - 30 pages plus software printout)

Evaluation
The module evaluation is performed according to §§ 9, as applicable 12 (partial performances), as applicable 18 (Theses, Colloquia) of the general provisions (Part I of the exam regulations).
Prerequisite for
According to § 5 general provisions (Part I of the exam regulations) application to all Bachelor's Degree Programs of the THM possible.
Literature, Media

- Nebgen et. al: Holzbau kompakt nach Eurocode 5, Beuth Verlag, 4. Auflage
- Pech A., Hollinsky, K.: Dachstühle, Springer Verlag
- Kolb: Holzbau mit System, Birkhäuser Verlag GmbH, 3. Auflage
- Informationsdienst Holz: Holzrahmenbau, Holzbau Handbuch, Reihe 1, Teil 1, Folge 7
- Informationsdienst Holz: Holzbausysteme, Holzbau Handbuch, Reihe 1, Teil 1, Folge 4
- Hermann Kaufmann, Stefan Krötsch, Stefan Winter Atlas Mehrgeschossiger Holzbau. Grundlagen - Konstruktionen - Beispiele. Edition DETAIL

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