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An Intelligent Design Pre-Processor for Safe & Economical Timber Structures
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Partners In Innovation
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Start Date:
March 2003 Finish
Date: February 2005
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The Structural Eurocodes’ primary objective is improving the
competitiveness of the construction industry. To achieve this, and
for the UK to derive maximum benefit, it is now vital for engineers
and other construction professionals to become experienced in their
use, and for universities fully to adopt their principles in
teaching. Senior civil and structural engineers who are at the
forefront of new code developments have recently drawn attention to
the urgent need for professional institutions and industry to
co-operate in providing more practical examples, software and CPD.
Realising these opportunities, especially in sustainable timber
structures built using predominantly UK skills and resources, depends
upon having a competent national corpus of engineers. This is
becoming a substantial challenge. A recent survey of professional
support needs (PII ‘Demystifying Limit States in Timber’) showed
that a primary aspect for which guidance is needed is the
interpretation and application of the action (load) combination
factors deriving from Eurocode 0, the common basis of design.
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This
project will aim to develop a kernel software item, the "Actions
Processor," which will particularly support timber, and
timber-composite designs (e.g. timber + lightweight steel, + FRPs, +
concrete). Account will be taken of the initial needs of designers of
buildings, special structures, and pedestrian bridges. Best current
practice, recent research in timber, and work on generic structural
timber composites will be assimilated.
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DTI
Timber Research and Development Association
Buro Happold Engineers
Glued Laminated Timber Association (UK)
Gifford & Partners Ltd
Institution of Civil Engineers (Via Nominated Representative)
Local Authority Building Control (LANTAC)
SCI
NHBC Engineer
Project Manager: Christopher
Mettem |
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