Pilot project of Leonardo da Vinci programme Educational materials for designing and testing of timber structures CZ/06/B/F/PP „TEMTIS“

Basic information 10/2006 – 09/2008 Coordinator: VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty of Civil Engineering Number of partners: 11 from 7 countries Budget: EUR Leonardo da Vinci grant: EUR Own sources: EUR

Project partners (1) VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty of Civil Engineering (CZ) – Doc. Ing. Alois Materna, CSc., MBA Institute for Metal Constructions (Slovenia) – Dr. Robert Cvelbar Graz University of Technology (Austria) – Prof. Gerhard Schickhofer Czech Chamber of Chartered Engineers (CZ) – Ing. Jiří Plíčka Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering (CZ) – Doc. Ing. Petr Kuklík, CSc.

Project partners(2) First North Business (CZ) – Ing. Arnošt Kuděla Vitus Bering Denmark (Denmark) – Anders Søvsø Hansen, MSc. Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Norway) – Prof. Kjell Arne Malo Opole University of Technology (Poland) – Prof. Jan Kubik University of Maribor (Slovenia) – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Miroslav Premrov Slovak Chamber of Civil Engineers (Slovakia) – Mgr. Diana Zlatňanská

Partnership 7 universities 1 research institute 2 professional chambers 1 production company

Project aims To prepare educational materials of high quality for designing and testing of timber structures that are easily accessible; To improve abilities and qualifications, quality and accessibility of further study in the field of timber structures to professional and laic public; To establish and deepen relations among project partners; To create a database of timber structures and constructions for documentation of successful utilisation of timber; To provide information on new trends in the field of timber structures and constructions; To create a website for database and educational materials; To translate some of the materials from English to local languages (Czech, Slovak, German, Polish) for educational purposes and self-study.

Target groups Students of technical universities of study programmes of: Civil Engineering Architecture Architecture and Civil Engineering Members of professional chambers (ČKAIT, SKSI, ČKA…) Participants of lifelong learning Professional public Potential users of project results: Engineers of civil and materials engineering, construction companies, investors, interested public.

Project products Handbook 1 – Timber structures (250 pages) Handbook 2 – Design of timber structures according to EC 5 (115 pages) Case studies – 14 case studies with basic information on the timber structures, parts of the project documentation, photos and visualization of the whole process and methodical instructions for teachers. Instruction handbook to elaborated case studies Database of timber constructions - will include information on various types of timber constructions built in the EU countries. A template for preparing an entry into the database of timber constructions Project website – in English and 3 local languages Seminars on the issue of timber structures and timber based constructions Handbooks – local language versions

Seminars as project products 2 types: Country seminars: April 2007 – Brno (CZ) June 2007 – Graz (AT) September 2008 – Horsens (DK) Teaching seminars: March 2008 – Opole (PL) June 2008 – Prague (CZ)

Dissemination Website – fast10.vsb.cz/temtis/en Posting of products – electronic forms – better availability, information up-dating Easier communication among project partners DVD – will contain both Handbooks, sets of case studies and Instruction manual for lecturers Seminars on new trends in the field of timber structures Project presentation at conferences and seminars Information on the project at partners´ website Publications in magazines Leaflets Use of project results in preparation of new projects in new programmes and initiatives Emphasis put on continuation of activities after the project ends.

Thank you for your attention! Assoc.Prof. Alois Materna, Ph.D., MBA Tel: Website: Fast10.vsb.cz/temtis/en