Topics include: Behavior and Analysis of Timber Structures. History of Wood structures. Evolution of Wood Products. Mechanical and Physical Properties of Wood. The Design of Structural members subjected to tension, compression, bending, and combined axial and bending loading according to the Engineering in Wood design standard (CSA O86-14). Design of connections (Nail, Bolts, Dowels, Rivets, Self-tapping screws), lateral design of light-frame wood structures, gravity and lateral design of CLT structures, and fire safety.
Topics include: Distributed forces, centroids, and moment of inertia. Introduction to foundations and fluid statics. Basic structural analysis. Plane trusses. Beam diagrams. Stress-strain-temperature relationships. Behaviour of members in tension, compression, and bending. Thin-walled pressure vessels. Friction.
