Departamento de Física y Estructuras de Edificación
Course’s Official Website Introduction and presentation In recent years we have witnessed a growing and worldwide interest in timber construction. In Spain, this interest has been strongly felt in many different areas of society. Architecture and engineering, designers, builders and
Introduction and presentation In recent years we have witnessed a growing and worldwide interest in timber construction. In Spain, this interest has awakened a strong interest in many different areas of society, including individuals, companies and institutions. Architects, engineers, planners,
Introduction and presentation In recent years we have witnessed a growing and worldwide interest in timber construction. In Spain, this interest has awakened a strong interest in many different areas of society, including individuals, companies and institutions. Architects, engineers, planners,
Almudena is Associate Professor at ETS Architecture (ETSAM) of the Technical University of Madrid (UPM) in the Department of Building Structures and Physics, where is teaching for more than 10 years different subjects on Building Structures. She coordinates the Timber structures course of the Master in Building Structures and the course on Digital Design and Fabrication of Timber Structures. She is also invited lecturer in different national and international Masters. Almudena is member of the Timber Construction Research Group (UPM) and organizer of the Timber Construction course promoted by the group. She is currently head of the Laboratory of Building Structures at ETSAM and Coordinator of the PhD Program 03E9 in Building Structures of UPM.
Abstract The design of gridshells always requires an iterative process between architecture and engineering with accurate adjustment of different parameters from early stages, which causes a great deal of effort. This paper presents five parametrized generative algorithms developed in Grasshopper®
Abstract Fagus sylvatica L. (European beech) is one of the most widespread hardwood species growing in Europe, which is currently undergoing of in-depth research for the development of engineering products to use its excellent mechanical properties. As its natural durability
Abstract Eucalyptus globulus L. is a hardwood species with high mechanical properties and great potential for engineered timber products. In the development of glued laminated products using high density wood species such as eucalyptus, bonded joints (e.g. finger-joints) could be
Abstract This work establishes the main guidelines to produce high-performance Eucalyptus globulus Labill finger jointed solid timber and glued laminated timber laths and analyse their potential for application in multilayer strained gridshells. To this end, a proposal for strength grading
Abstract This paper presents a new elastic timber gridshell built to cover a wood storage area at the Timber Engineering Laboratory of the University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain. It is the first permanent elastic timber gridshell to be
Abstract Eucalyptus globulus Labill stands out as one of the hardwood species produced in Europe with prominent mechanical properties, which is undergoing a growing interest in extending added value. The development of engineered wood products with this species and its