Timber Design

In addition to entering equivalent member lengths, users also benefit from numerical tools, such as the eigenvalue solver for determining the critical bending stress. This results in the critical load factor, which is used to multiply the existing bending moment in order to determine the critical bending moment or the critical bending stress.

The parameters for charring are specified in the add-on's configuration. The internal forces are then calculated, followed by the stresses for the design. In addition to the stresses and design ratios, charring can be displayed in tabular and graphical form. This is particularly impressive when illustrated using cross-laminated timber as an example.

Easily create timber panel walls and slabs using the Beam Panel thickness type. The necessary beams, sheathing, and the flexibility of the fasteners are automatically generated in the background, without it being necessary to define them manually. As a result, you’ll receive design checks according to standards for all beams, sheathing, and fasteners at a glance.

From the manufacturer's library, you can directly load a wide variety of commercially available cross-laminated timber (CLT) structures instead of manually compiling them. All properties relevant to the structural analysis are automatically transferred to the timber design. Since the data comes directly from the manufacturer, no further adjustments are necessary—this saves you time and helps you avoid input errors.

In timber structures, most connections are treated as hinged. If the user wishes to analyze the influence of connection stiffness more closely, a wide variety of coupling elements for the various structural components are available. The forces acting on the fasteners can be determined from these coupling elements.

The design of compression perpendicular to the grain is a property of the design support, which is defined directly on the member. In addition to stiffening elements, shear force reduction can also be activated here. In the design, the support force is determined based on the defined internal forces of the connected members, and the support design is performed according to standards.