Course Overview
This course is designed for individuals seeking to strengthen their expertise in timber structure design. It builds upon students' analysis and design skills, with a specific focus on timber structures and nonlinear behaviors of structures. The course provides an in-depth exploration of timber structures, addressing both gravity and lateral load effects, including seismic considerations, in accordance with the National Building Code of Canada and CSA O86. Commercially available software will be used to perform nonlinear analysis and design. Additionally, students will be introduced to innovative and emerging timber products and structural systems, such as mass timber construction.
Prerequisite(s)
Credits
4.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Identify the sources of nonlinearity in the response of structures and analyze structural performance using linear and nonlinear methods. [2, 4].
- Apply theory of plasticity and design ductile structural systems using commercially available software [2,4,5].
- Identify and describe emerging wood structural products and systems including mass timber. [1]
- Evaluate wood products and timber structural systems to design efficient and sustainable structural solutions. [2, 3]
- Apply design standards and Canadian building codes to analyze and design low- and mid-rise timber structures for vertical and lateral loads including seismic loads. [1, 4]
- Calculate connections of timber structural elements and determine appropriate hardware and fasteners for specific joint configurations. [1, 2, 4]
- Differentiate between various foundation, wall and roof details and propose ones that best promote frost protection, insulation, moisture control, serviceability, constructability and overall structural performance. [3, 4]
Effective as of Fall 2025
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