·         Basics on wood structure

·         Macro- and micro-structure of wood

·         Actions and environmental influences

·         Load-duration classes

·         Service classes

·         Mechanical properties of wood

·         Solid timber

·         Glued laminated timber

·         Laminated veneer lumber (LVL)

·         Wood-based panels

·         Design

·         Design of cross-sections under tension parallel and perpendicular to the grain, under compression parallel and perpendicular to the grain, under bending, under shear and torsion

·         Cross-sections under combined bending and axial tension, under combined bending and axial compression

·         Stability of members

·         Design of cross-sections in members with varying cross-section or curved shape

·         Connection with metal fasteners

·         Timber-to-timber and panel-to-timber connections

·         Steel-to-timber connections

·         Nailed, bolted, doweled and screwed connections

·         Components and Assemblies

·         Glued thin-webbed beams, glued thin-flanged beams

·         Mechanically jointed beams,  mechanically jointed and glued columns

·         Trusses with punched metal plate fasteners