S-TIMBER is a finite element-based solution used to analyze and design timber structures or individual timber members. This introductory class uses S-TIMBER to teach model, analyze and design timber structures. Topics include an overview of the S-TIMBER interface and settings, how to define materials and sections, how to model Sawn Lumber, Glulam, and CLT members, and how to model timber systems such as stud shearwalls and joist diaphragms. Participants will gain experience with working with selection tools and spreadsheets, running analysis and code-checks and interpreting the design results (graphical and tabular). By the end of this class, participants will have gained enough familiarity with S-TIMBER to begin using the software productively.
The course is delivered in a live three-hour lecture.
Includes graded Assignment and Final exam (you will receive a score report for your records)
Certificate of mastery will be provided to attendees that achieve a final score above 75% and Educational Units will go towards an S-FRAME certification
Earn PDH (Professional Development Credits) for attendance
Engineers responsible for modeling, analyzing, and designing timber structures
Class registrants should have a technical education and background in civil or structural engineering
Introduction to the S-TIMBER interface
Defining timber materials and sections
Defining Sawn Lumber and Glulam members
Defining CLT Panels
Defining shearwalls and joist diaphragms
Defining loads, load cases and load combinations
Working with spreadsheets
Working with selection tools
Running analysis
Viewing results
Running code-checks
Viewing design details
Export and Importing data with S-FRAME
Modeling and design examples
Using scripts
PC-based: Windows® 10, 8, or 7
Min 2 GB RAM, Recommended 4 GB or more
Graphics: DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card - Must support hardware vertex processing
S-TIMBER 2019 (temporary academic licenses available, if needed)