Dlubal customer Lignaconsult Schrentewein & Partner GmbH from Bolzano provided the structural calculations for the construction phase of this impressive building, which is mainly made of timber.
Structure
Covering an area of 30 m x 40 m (98.4 ft x 131.2 ft), the new research building will have four floors and an additional technical floor. The timber frame structure takes advantages of block-glued-laminated timber columns with a cross-section of 32 cm x 32 cm (12.6 in x 12.6 in).
The beams of various dimensions are made of structural beech or steel and support cross-laminated timber slabs with a thickness of 16 cm (6.3 in) that have been calculated for a live load of 7.5 kN/m² (156.6 lbf/ft²). The load was ultimately reduced to 5 kN/m² (104.4 lbf/ft²) to transfer the forces to the beams below.
In addition to research laboratories, the facility will include offices and conference rooms. The Dlubal customer Lignaconsult Schrentewein & Partner GmbH utilized the RFEM 6 program for the structural analysis in the execution phase. Furthermore, the add-ons Multilayer Surfaces (such as Laminate, CLT) and Building Model were used.
The new laboratory building at the Technical University of Munich is a clear indication that more sustainable construction methods are being implemented more and more as a matter of course, making it an extremely interesting customer project.
| Location | Technical University of Munich Garching Boltzmannstraße 15 85748 Garching bei München, Germany |
| Investor | Technical University of Munich www.tum.de |
| Architecture | Lang Hugger Rampp Architekten GmbH www.langhuggerrampp.de |
| Structural Engineering (Design Phase) | GFM Bau- und Umweltingenieure GmbH www.gfm-ingenieure.de |
| Structural Design (Execution Phase) | Lignaconsult Schrentewein & Partner GmbH – Srl lignaconsult.net |
| General Contractor | regineering GmbH regineering.com |
| Timber Structure | ZP GmbH www.zhp.bz |
