Large forces in long-span and multi-story engineering structures of timber construction require the use of high-performance components and optimized technologies to ensure the structural safety of the structures.

Even though hardwood makes up more than 30 percent of the Swiss forest, softwood is used almost exclusively in construction. Yet construction products made of hardwood certainly offer innovative potential, especially in bending beams and columns. However, the high stresses on these components also call for additional considerations in the planning of the supporting structures, for example by attaching greater importance to the aspect of robustness.

At this year's Technology Briefing, we will show you how building with hardwood offers solutions to challenges in the construction of highly stressed timber structures and how the use of wood in structural engineering can be expanded.

Results from research projects and practical examples will show you how, thanks to close cooperation between researchers and industry partners, a marketable introduction and implementation of the new solutions in practice can be achieved.

Program

The event will be held in German

Host: Claudia Gonzalez, Leiterin Empa-Akademie

Event language: German