COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TIMBER CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIM 4640 TIMBER CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Architecture

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR NESLIHAN GÜZEL

Offered to

Architecture

Course Objective

Timber has been used as a member of structural system and/or building component during centuries. Today, it is also an important building material, especially by the effect of the importance of sustainable construction design. In this context, it is aimed to define the features of buildings that constructed with timber in context of structural system design, construction methods and detail solutions. Also, it is aimed to give the ability of understanding how timber materials affect the building design to the students and also encourage them to interpret on timber construction design.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Recognizing the physical, chemical, and mechanical properties of timber material.
2   Recognizing the industrial timber material and elements.
3   Examining glued laminated timber technology
4   Identifying the architectural usage objectives of timber material
5   Examining the structural systems with timber material
6   Examining the timber skeleton systems
7   Examining the timber panel systems

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction Information about the course and research homework Explanation of the aim and scope of the course.
2 Technical properties of timber Physical, chemical, and mechanical properties of timber material. Identification of timber material as building element.
3 Industrial timber Industrial timber material and elements in building production. Glued laminated timber technology. Decision of research subject Study for group research assignment.
4 Structural systems with timber material Identification of Load bearing, skeleton, and panel structural systems. Study for group research assignment.
5 Skeleton structural systems with timber material Traditional timber buildings in Türkiye. Study for group research assignment.
6 Skeleton structural systems with timber material Balloon Frame, Pillar-beam skeleton systems. Study for group research assignment.
7 Buildings with timber skeleton systems and panel systems. Platform system, Modified system, Modular system. Study for group research assignment.
8 Mid-term Exam
9 Buildings with timber skeleton systems and panel systems. Panel system: Cross laminated timber (CLT). Study for group research assignment.
10 Buildings with timber material. Study for group research assignment.
11 Presentation of student groups. To research timber buildings of 21 century Criticism on the research topics. Study for group research assignment. Preparing a presentation for the study.
12 Presentation of student groups. To research timber buildings of 21 century Criticism on the research topics. Study for group research assignment. Preparing a presentation for the study.
13 Presentation of student groups. To research timber buildings of 21 century Criticism on the research topics. Study for group research assignment. Preparing a presentation for the study.
14 Submission of the research assignment

Recomended or Required Reading

. Burchell, J., Sunter, F.W., (1987), Design and Build inTimber Frame, Longman Scientific & Technical, England.
. Goetz,K.H., Hoor, D., Moehler, K., Natteree, J., (1989), Timber Design & Construction Sourcebook, McGraw-HillPublishing Company, USA.Ching, F.D.K.
. Günay, R., (2007) Geleneksel Ahşap Yapılar Sorunları ve Çözüm Yolları, Birsen Yayınevi, Istanbul, 2007
. Hugues, T., (2004). Timber Construction: Details, Products, Case Studies. Birkhauser, Basel.
. Linville, Jeff D.(2012) Timber Construction Manual (6th Edition), Wiley, Somerset, NJ, USA Müller, C., (2000) Laminated Timber Construction. Birkhauser, Basel,Boston.
. Natterer,J., Herzog, T., Volz, M., (1991), Holzbau Atlas Zwei Studienausgabe, Institut für internationale Architektur-Dokumentation, Münih
. Roy, R.(2004), Timber Framing for the Rest of Us: A Guide to Contemporary Post and Beam Construction, New Society PublishersGabriola Island, BC, Canada.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Mid-term exam %20
Homework Assignments/Presentation %30
Final Exam %50

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE MTE * 0.40 + ASG * 0.60
4 FINS FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.50 +FINS * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.50 +RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

The course is taught in a lecture, research assignment, class presentation of a research subject and discussion format. All class members are expected to attend and both the lecture and seminar hours and take part in the discussion sessions.

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term Exam % 20 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6)
Homework and Presentation % 30 (LO6, LO7)
Final % 50 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6,LO7)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

There will be lectures for 10 weeks, then the following three weeks students will present their research which they have prepared as groups.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

neslihan.guzel@deu.edu.tr
ozgul.yilmaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

to be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 10 2 20
Student Presentations 3 2 6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 2 20
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing group assignments 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 2 2
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 85

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.2111
LO.3111
LO.4111
LO.5111
LO.6111
LO.7111

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