49136 Application of Timber in Engineering Structures

6cp; block (three two-day sessions per semester); availability: all courses
Requisite(s): 120 credit points of completed study
These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses.
There are also course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.
Postgraduate
Subject coordinator: Associate Professor K Crews

This subject presents recent advances that have enhanced the role of timber as a versatile renewable resource with a wide range of applications in engineered structures. It familiarises students with the structural behaviour of engineering wood products, timber and timber-based manufactured products to facilitate the choice of materials, design, construction and maintenance procedures to produce cost-effective, durable and aesthetically pleasing structures. Quality control and reliability issues form an important focus. Particular requirements of residential large-span industrial structures (including connection design), and multistorey buildings, and the use of the limit-states version of AS1720, are addressed.

Assessment: Assignments (40 per cent), major design project (including presentation) (40 per cent), final quiz (20 per cent).

Texts and references

Boughton, G and Crews, K, Timber Design Handbook – HB108, Standards Australia, 1998

AS1720.1–1997 Timber Structures, Part 1: Design Methods, Standards Australia International, Sydney

Class notes

For detailed information, see the full subject description at:
http://www.eng.uts.edu.au/currentstudents/postgraduate/postgraduate_subject_descriptions/49136.htm

Typical availability

Spring semester
This subject is offered in even years only; it will next be offered in 2006.

Fee information

2006 contribution for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students: $872.38
2006 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,400.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2006 for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students webpage.
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth supported places, and not all subjects are available to Commonwealth supported students. Other students (such as postgraduate students and international students) should refer to the Fees webpage.

Access conditions

Note: The requisite information presented in this subject description covers only academic requisites. Full details of all enforced rules, covering both academic and admission requisites, are available at Access conditions and My Student Admin.