In diploma thesis i designed supporting strukture of roofing for riding hall located in Pardubice. Building height is 9,5m and the other two dimensions are 48,7x77,5m. The actual frame with elliptically shaped truss system. The actual structure is formed from a conventional timber of different cross-section. Roof is supported by trapezoidal sheet. wooden elements are connected by steel plates, pins and bolts. Chosing variants depends on material price and manufacturing cost. A goual of my diploma thesis is to make static calculations and drawings.

Les projets de construction sont aujourd'hui confrontés à des défis importants pour réduire la grande quantité d'énergie employée quotidiennement pour les utilisations tels que le chauffage, l'électricité et l'eau chaude dans les bâtiments résidentiels et commerciaux, en particulier en Europe. De nombreux règlements de construction encouragent l'utilisation des matériaux biosourcés puisqu’ils semblent avoir des propriétés physiques supérieures en terme d'efficacité énergétique dans le secteur de la construction. L'utilisation de matériaux à faible teneur en carbone dans des structures telles que le béton de chanvre améliore le niveau d'isolation ainsi que l'absorption acoustique et diminue le poids de la structure du bâtiment, car ce matériau naturel fournit un agrégat à faible densité. Cette étude concerne le comportement mécanique de murs en bois, réalisés avec des planches croisées en bois CLT et des murs à panneaux d’OSB, sous l’effet de forces horizontales de cisaillement. Une approche théorique a été proposée pour prédire la performance latérale de la paroi CLT par rapport aux charges latérales ainsi qu’une comparaison entre les résultats théoriques et expérimentaux a été effectuée. Des essais expérimentaux ont été réalisés sur des murs de bois ayant deux formes différentes pour étudier et mettre en évidence les paramètres qui affectent significativement la résistance latérale du béton de chanvre en tant que matériau de remplissage. Des montants verticaux et des éléments de contreventement diagonaux de 2,5 mètres de hauteur et 1,25 mètres de largeur soumis à une compression ont été réalisés dans cette étude . Les résultats ont montré que le béton de chanvre apporte une légère contribution contre les charges latérales dans les murs verticaux de 1,25 mètres de largeur, ce qui signifie qu'une diminution de la largeur du mur de bois diminue significativement la contribution du béton de chanvre contre les charges latérales. Trois murs en bois de différentes longueurs (1,2 mètres, 1,6 mètres et 2,4 mètres) remplis de béton de chanvre ont été étudiés numériquement dans cette étude. D'après les résultats numériques, il était évident que la largeur du mur en bois joue un rôle principal dans la résistance latérale du béton de chanvre : lorsque la largeur du mur augmente, la résistance latérale du béton de chanvre s’accroît considérablement. De plus, le contact et la liaison entre le chanvre et les montants en bois affectent totalement la capacité de la résistance latérale du béton de chanvre en tant que matériau de remplissage dans les murs en bois. / Construction projects nowadays face significant challenges to reduce the large amounts of daily energy usage for utilities such as heating, electricity and hot water in residential and commercial buildings – especially in Europe. Many building regulations encourage the use of bio-based materials with superior physical properties for energy efficiency in the construction sector. The use of low-carbon material in structures such as hemp concrete, improves the insulation level and sound absorption and simultaneously decreases the weight of the building structure, as this natural material provides low-density aggregate. This study aimed to investigate the mechanical behaviour of timber frame walls against lateral loads. Cross-laminated timber walls (CLT) and Oriented Strand Board (OSB) were used in this study in order to examine the global lateral strength of timber walls. A theoretical approach has been proposed to predict the lateral performance of CLT wall against lateral loads and a comparison between the theoretical and experimental results has been conducted. Experimental testing was undertaken on a full-size example of two different designs of timber walls to investigate and highlight the parameters that significantly affect the lateral resistance of hemp concrete as infill material. Vertical studs and diagonal bracing elements under compression were used in this study, with dimensions of 2.5m height and 1.25m length. The results showed that hemp concrete makes a slight contribution against lateral loads in vertical stud timber wall of length 1.25m, which means that decreasing the length of timber wall significantly decreased the hemp concrete contribution against lateral loads. Three timber walls with different lengths (1.2m, 1.6m and 2.4m) filled with hemp concrete have been examined numerically in this study. Based on the numerical results, it was obvious that the length of the timber wall plays a major role in the lateral strength of hemp concrete, as increasing the wall length significantly increased the lateral strength of hemp concrete. Also, the contact and bonding between hemp material and timber studs significantly affected the lateral load carrying capacity of hemp concrete as infill material in timber frame walls.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether timber-concrete composite (TCC) floors made of a CLT-deck and casted concrete could be used as a method for increasing the use of wood as a building material. Method: The methods used in this degree project were a literature study, in which a number of laws of construction and different connector systems were studied, as well as an experiment consisting of bending tests on CLT-decks with casted concrete where SFS VB-screws were used as shear connectors. Results: The TCC-beams in the experiment behaved as expected and went to bending failure. The beams displayed an almost invisible slip between the materials despite the low composite action of 40,2 %. In addition, the beams had a higher bending stiffness on average than CLT-beams of the same height would have. Conclusions: Compared to floors made entirely of wood, TCC-floors with CLT add extra mass, stiffness, and better acoustic properties to the construction while maintaining a low floor height. The three main types of connectors used in TCC floors are mechanical, notched and glued-in connectors, where the latter two generates higher composite action and stiffness. Adhesive connection is another method with great potential, but there is still more research needed for this type of connection to be used.

Syfte:  Produktionsvolymen av KL-trä har de senaste åren ökat i Sverige, vilket ligger till grund för ett ökat kunskapsbehov hos entreprenörer. Ett svenskt entreprenadföretag genomför våren 2021 sitt första projekt med KL-trästomme. Studiens mål är därför att identifiera nyckelfaktorer och förbättringsmöjligheter för ett entreprenadföretags första monteringsprocess i KL-trä. Genom det ska studien bidra till ökade kunskaper för framtida projekt i KL-trä. Metod: Studien är en fallstudie med litteraturstudier, intervjuer och observationer av ett referensprojekt. Litteraturstudier av befintlig forskning ger en förklaringsansats för erhållen empiri från intervjuer och observationer. Erhållen empiri analyseras tematiskt utifrån förklaringsansatsen och studiens frågeställningar. Resultat:  Studien visar främst på sju nyckelfaktorer och förbättringsmöjligheter vilka av studien anses relevanta att beakta vid en monteringsprocess i KL-trä. Dessa punkter är platstillverkade innerväggar, erfarenhetsåterföring, infästning, monteringsledare, personal, projektering och väderskydd. Konsekvenser:  Med hjälp av genomförd studie ska entreprenadföretag vilka genomför sina första totalentreprenader med KL-trästomme kunna ta lärdom från referensprojektets monteringsprocess. Studiens mål är att erhållna erfarenheter ska ge företag bättre förutsättningar inför framtida projekt i KL-trä. Vidare rekommenderas fler studier inom ämnet för ökade kunskaper för entreprenörer kring monteringsprocessen i KL-trä. Begränsningar:  Slutsatser och resultat rör främst totalentreprenörer vid byggnation av KL-trästomme liknande studiens referensprojekt. Eftersom studien endast rör ett referensprojekt med åtta respondenter anses resultatet inte generaliserbart. I syfte att åstadkomma ett generaliserbart resultat bör fler liknande studier i samarbete med andra företag genomföras. / Purpose:  Sweden’s production of cross laminated timber (CLT) has increased over the recent years which creates a demand of knowledge for contractors. A Swedish contactor implement their first project with a CLT-frame the spring of 2021. This study strives to identify key factors and improvements for a contractors first mounting process with CLT. Through this strives the study to contribute to increased knowledge for future projects with CLT. Method:  The study is a case-study with interviews and observations of a reference project. Document studies of existing science provides an explanatory approach for collected empirical data from interviews and observations. Collected empirical data is thematical analyzed based on the explanatory approach and the studies issues. Findings:  This study concludes mainly seven key factors and improvements who is considered relevant when implementing a mounting process with CLT. These findings are on-site manufactured indoor walls, experience feedback, fastener, mounting conductor, staff, design, and weather protection. Implications:  With this study, contractors who implement their first design and& build contracts with a CLT-frame could learn from the mounting process of the reference project. The aim of this study is that gained experiences provides contractors better prerequisites before future CLT-projects. Complementary studies regarding the subject are recommended for contractors increased knowledge of the mounting process with CLT. Limitations:  Conclusions and results from this study mainly concerns design and& build contractors mounting a CLT-frame similar with the reference project. Since the study solely concern one reference project with eight respondents, the result is not considered generalizable. To gain a generalizable result, more studies similar with this and in corporation with other companies could be done.

Korrslimmat trä (KL-trä) är ett byggnadsmaterial som har ökat i popularitet och användning markant inom byggbranschen de senaste åren. Vid dimensionering av trähus är en av de mest komplicerade delarna att dimensionera förbanden. I stommen utgör förbanden en viktig del eftersom de håller ihop byggnaden. Därför är det viktigt att konstruktörer kan utföra säkra och ekonomiska dimensioneringar. Det saknas idag tydliga och pedagogiska guider med dimensioneringsexempel, vilka konstruktörer kan utgå från vid dimensionering av förband i KL-träkonstruktioner. Genom att granska de mest aktuella KL-trähandböckerna, jämföra dem med varandra och plocka ut de bästa delarna från varje handbok, har en sådan guide tagits fram i detta arbete med kompletterande dimensioneringsexempel. Guiden är tänkt att verka som stöd vid dimensionering av förband i KL-träkonstruktioner och förhoppningarna är att den i framtiden kan verka som underlag för framtagandet av en handbok med samlingar av stödjande beräkningsexempel. / Cross-laminated timber (CLT) is a rather new construction material that has increased its popularity and usage significantly within the building industry in the past years. In timber buildings, the connections are one of the most challenging parts to design. Thus, there are high demands put on structural engineers to make a safe and economic design. Today structural engineers have no specific and clear guideline that they can use as help for design of connections in CLT-buildings. By reviewing the most common CLT-handbooks, comparing them with each other, and picking out the best parts from each of the handbooks, a new guideline for design of connections in CLT-structures was developed in this thesis with complementary design examples. The guidelines main purpose is to act as help for the structural engineer when designing connections in CLT-structures. It is indented that the guideline acts as basis for the development of a future CLT-handbook with a collection of supporting calculation examples.

An integrated experimental and numerical research program investigating the elastic and inelastic performance as well as the kinematic behaviour of shearwalls with openings is presented in this study. The influence of the geometrical dimensions of the wall configurations and the mechanical properties and configurations of hold-downs on both elastic and inelastic behaviours including the possible kinematic modes of the shearwalls are investigated. The research also proposes the concept of equivalent-frame-model applicable for shearwalls where openings are cut-out from CLT panels. Are also presented, five racking tests performed on full scale CLT walls in order to validate the numerical models as well as the equivalent frame model. From review of the available literature emerges that for CLT shearwalls with openings, studies are not at the same level of abundance in research compared to walls without openings, due to the simple reason that SSW is generally a widespread technique. Thus, the kinematic behaviour and the coupling effect are inexistent and presented here. The investigations of the wall’s behaviour in the elastic and inelastic ranges demonstrate the important effect of the lintel and wall segment slenderness as well as the hold-down stiffness effect on the mechanical behaviour and the global kinematic behaviour as well. It is found that the kinematic modes can change when the walls are stressed beyond their elasticity limit. The failure mode and the global ductility are highly dependent on the hold-down configurations particularly for walls with door openings. The degree of coupling decrease with increased hold-down stiffness and the wall segment width. With regards to the equivalent frame model, a reasonable fit is found between the proposed EFM and a detailed 2D area element model when the global elastic stiffness and tensile load in the hold-down were compared. The model is successfully validated through five full-scale tests on CLT shearwalls with door or window opening as well as two published studies on walls with door openings. The EFM is capable of predicting the behaviour in the wall with reasonable accuracy, especially for walls whose behaviour was dominated by the hold-down behaviour.

This master’s thesis describes an experimental program investigating the strengthening of beams of glued laminated timber with composite reinforcement. The work compares the behavior of beams reinforced with composite reinforcement with unreinforced beam and with solid timber beam. The work also deals with identifying and evaluating the physic-mechanical properties of materials.

The object of my master‘s thesis is static and structural design of a view-tower on the Horničí hill. The combination of steel and timber was used for design. The construction was designed in two variants. Both variants were created and assessed in a software Scia Engineer. The assessment of the ultimate and serviceability limit state was made according to valid standards. Variants were compared. Engineering report, detailed structural design and drawings were prepared for the selected variant.

Purpose: This work is based on the problem with the product cross-laminated timber and its properties in the event of fire. The reason for the problem is the glue used in the product and the lack of requirements for adhesion at high temperatures. Due to this, there is a risk of delamination in the event of a fire, i.e. that the wooden slats that constitute the largest component in the CLT wood fall off during the course of the fire and contribute to extra energy. Method: The work is built up of two different methods, first a literature study and then an experiment. The literature study focuses on the National Board of Housing, Building and Planning's building regulations, the production of cross-laminated timber and what happens in the event of a fire. The experiment was carried out at Fågelbacken in Västerås, where help from the rescue service was available. The informative part of the report begins with a subject reference framework where the first part consists of information about the National Board of Housing, Building and Planning's requirements and ordinances that are based on the Planning and Building Act and the Planning and Building Ordinance. This study describes the experiment, everything from the application of the fire protection treatment to the design of the fire test. The materials included in the fire test are described and any certifications they hold are mentioned. The results section presents the results of the literature study and the fire test. Results: The four pieces of wood showed different results after fire, as three out of four showed cracks between the slats on the fire-affected surface. No piece of wood delaminated or had loose slats, however, the cracks are interpreted as meaning that the glue did not withstand the temperature that the fire generated, and melted. The depths of the carbon layer, on the other hand, were significantly protected by the fire protection treatment as there was a maximum difference of 7 mm between one of the fire protection-treated pieces of wood and the untreated piece of wood. The burning time of the fuel pool varied. The course of fire for the pieces that were treated with fire protection was strong with large flames and large, black smoke pillars. Conclusion: The conclusion of the thesis is that the fire protection treatment has a good effect on the depth of the carbon layer, which delays the risk of delamination. The fire protection treatment also has a good effect on the adhesive in some of the cases when no or few cracks between the slats were seen.

This essay is a bachelor thesis written for the Degree Program in Constructional Engineering and Design at The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH). This thesis was an assignment given by WSP Sweden and their bridge and water department. The purpose of this report is to conduct an examination on the Life Cycle Cost (LCC) on a prestressed glulam deck bridge and a composite bridge in the early stages of the design phase. This report illuminates the factors that are most crucial in a LCC-calculation for the selected overpasses, and provides an overview regarding which overpass is most efficient from an economic standpoint. The LCC has been calculated based on an 80-year lifespan for the prestressed glulam deck bridge and a 120-year lifespan for the composite bridge. The cost of investment, operating, maintaining and finally the demolition cost was all considered as well. The bridge works that were examined are real life projects in an early stage of the design phase with plans to be built. In the results, the LCC-analysis shows a clear difference in life cycle costs between the prestressed glulam deck bridge and the composite bridge and show that the cost of investment is the most decisive cost during the bridges’ lifespans. The LCC-calculations show that the total life cycle cost for a prestressed glulam deck bridge is higher than the composite bridges’ total life cycle cost.