This introductory timber design class uses S-TIMBER to model, analyze and design timber structures. Topics include 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 shear walls and joist diaphragms. Participants will gain experience working with selection tools and spreadsheets, running analysis, code-checks, and interpreting the design results. By the end of this class, participants will gain enough familiarity with S-TIMBER to use the software productively.
Class Dates : Online class delivered on April 15st, 2021
Class Times : 10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon Pacific Time
The course is delivered in an online two-hour lecture.
Includes graded Assignment (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 shear walls 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
Modeling and design examples
PC-based: Windows® 10
Min 2 GB RAM, Recommended 4 GB or more
Graphics: DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card - Must support hardware vertex processing
S-TIMBER 2020 (temporary academic licenses available, if needed)