Project for "Beam in Air" Competition – Model of Timber Structure

We are pleased to present a project of a timber structure submitted to the competition "Beam in Air" (Dźwigar w dechę), organized by the Faculty of Civil Engineering and the Steel Structures Student's Club of the Warsaw University of Technology.

Author	Piotr Porycki
University	Warsaw University of Technology, Poland

The work presents an analytical model of an actual lightweight timber structure with a mass not exceeding 1 kg. The model was originally developed in RFEM 5 and then imported into RFEM 6 for further design.

Model of a timber structure weighing just 1 kg and with a load-bearing capacity of 116 kg

Timber Structure in Competition

Due to the complexity of the structure, detailed assembly drawings were made at a scale of 1:1.

Model of a timber structure with different types of loads.

Competition Work – Model of Timber Structure with Load

With a self-weight of only 998 g, the structure was able to carry a load of approximately 116 kg on the day of the competition.

Diploma Thesis

Competition
RFEM 5
RFEM 6
Timber structure

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