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MIM 503 - Contemporary Wood Constructions

Graduate Education Institute · Architecture · Master

ECTS: 7.5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Muhammed Emin AKYÜREK

Course Objective

Providing systematic information about wood materials, use of wood in construction, wood joining tools and connections in wooden structures; introduction and evaluation of structural systems and elements in wooden structures; to inform about the existing laws, regulations and standards related to timber constructions and to examine and evaluate the carrier systems of the existing timber constructions in the literature.

Course Content

Wooden structure, wood species, classification of wood, physical properties of wood, mechanical properties of timber, forest products industry, classification of traditional wood structures, local construction methods of traditional wood structures, modern wood applications, simple structural system components, advanced structural system components, structures, wooden frame structures, wooden panel structures, large sparse wooden structures

Required Resources

Course notes.

Recommended Resources

Course notes.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Systematic knowledge and understanding of wooden joining tools and wooden structures
  2. Systematic knowledge and conception of the use of wood materials and wood in construction.
  3. To acquire information about the structural systems and elements of wooden structures and to evaluate these systems

Core Area Distribution

(58) Architecture and Building%100

Teaching Methods

ExpressionExercise and PracticePresentationSelf study

Assessment & Evaluation

HomeworkTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16348
Out of Class Study Period15230
Midterm13535
Quiz000
Assignment13030
Practice000
Final14545

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Introducing the scope of the courseStudy of recommended resources
2Introduction of wood materialsStudy of recommended resources
3Use of wood in buildingStudy of recommended resources
4Wooden combination toolsStudy of recommended resources
5Connections in wooden structuresStudy of recommended resources
6Wooden carrying systems (wooden stacking systems)Study of recommended resources
7Wooden structural systems (wooden skeleton systems)Study of recommended resources
8MidtermMidterm
9Wooden structural systems (wooden skeleton systems)Study of recommended resources
10Wooden structural systems (Wood panel systems)Study of recommended resources
11Carrying systems in wooden structures (Wooden systems with glue layer)Study of recommended resources
12Current laws, regulations and standards related to wooden constructionStudy of recommended resources
13Student Presentations - Examining and evaluating the bearing systems of the existing wooden structures in the literatureStudy of recommended resources
14Student Presentations - Examining and evaluating the bearing systems of the existing wooden structures in the literatureStudy of recommended resources
15Student Presentations - Examining and evaluating the bearing systems of the existing wooden structures in the literatureStudy of recommended resources
16Final ExamFinal exam