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Timber Structures (3cr)

Code: RKM2H2-3017

General information

Enrollment: 22.04.2025 - 03.09.2025; Registration for the implementation has ended.

Timing: 25.08.2025 - 12.12.2025; Implementation has ended.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 3 cr

Local portion: 3 cr

Mode of delivery: Contact learning

Unit: SeAMK Construction Engineering and Construction Management

Campus: SeAMK Seinäjoki, Frami

Teaching languages: Finnish

Degree programmes: Bachelor of Construction Site Management

Teachers: Veli Autio; Petri Koistinen

Scheduling groups: Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 15 . Open UAS : 0.); Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 15 . Open UAS : 0.)

Groups: RKM24
Bachelor of Construction Site Management

Small groups: Small group 1; Small group 2

Course: RKM2H2

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

Competence in structural engineering
Students understand the special properties of timber. They are able to perform simple dimensioning of load-bearing timber structures.

Competence in the construction process
Students know the principles of standard guidance for timber structures. They are able to utilize information technology in the design of timber structures.

Content

- material properties of timber
- fundamentals of structural design of timber structures
- beam and column design. Support pressure.
- fundamentals of joint design. Nail connection.
- limit values of structural deflections
- laboratory work

Materials

Eurocodes/regulations on timber structures (partly).

Lecturer's own material

Teaching methods

Contact lessons: Lectures and assignments

Student workload

Total work load of the course: 80 h

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students are able to solve problems related to the basic content of the course that are similar to the assignments dealt with during the course.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

In addition to the above criteria, students are able to use the basic content of the course and apply them in different assignments, as well as give reasons for their solutions.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

In addition to the above criteria, students have a comprehensive understanding of the content of the course. They are able to choose the right methods to solve problems related to the course content and to give reason for their solutions in a logical way.

Qualifications

Recommended background knowledge: Strength of Materials for Construction Site Managers, Basics of Structural Design.