Program Summer Session - Module 1
Buildings (15 h)
Design of light timber frame structures: General description, design for gravity and lateral load, stiffness, and design of connection systems.
Speaker: Dr. Eng. Daniele Casagrande, CNR IBE (2.0 h), Prof. Eng. Ghasan Doudak, University of Ottawa (3.0 h)
5.0 h
Design of CLT structures: General description, production and installation, CLT as a structural material, design for gravity and lateral loads, stiffness, and design for connection systems.
Speaker: Dr. Eng. Daniele Casagrande, CNR IBE (3.0 h), Prof. Eng. Ghasan Doudak, University of Ottawa (1.0 h)
4.0 h
Exercise: structural design of a timber building
Speaker: Eng. Riccardo Fanti, CNR IBE
2.0 h
Durability of timber structures, Part 2: Details to ensure durability of timber structures. Corrosion resistance in aggressive environment, design of flat roofs, and avoiding condensation risk.
Speaker: Dr. Eng. Paolo Grossi, Rothoblaas
2.0 h
Case study of timber bridges and large-span structures, Part 2: Design challenges, installation methods, and innovative solutions.
Speaker: Eng. Paolo Grossi, Rothoblaas
2.0 h
Program Summer Session - Module 2
Extreme loading, dynamic behaviour and modelling (15 h)
Introduction to extreme loading: Design of structures subjected to extreme loads (Wind, earthquake, fire, blast and tornadoes)
Speaker: Prof. Eng. Ghasan Doudak, University of Ottawa
1.0 h
Seismic design: Calculation methods of a structure subjected to seismic loads, connection types, ductility and energy dissipation of energy, and design of shear walls and diaphragms.
Speaker: Dr. Eng. Daniele Casagrande, CNR IBE (2.0h) + Prof. Eng. Ghasan Doudak, University of Ottawa (2.0h)
4.0 h
Modelling: Modelling of structures using finite elements, calculation of horizontal forces on the different shear walls and on connections.
Speaker: Dr. Eng. Daniele Casagrande, CNR IBE (1.0 h), Prof. Eng. Ghasan Doudak, University of Ottawa (1.0 h)
2.0 h
Fire design level 2: Calculation methods for structural elements and connections protected and not protected, fire design of CLT.
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Andrea Frangi, ETH Zurich
3.0 h
Exercise: seismic, modelling and fire
Speaker: Eng. Riccardo Fanti, CNR IBE
2.0 h
Structural design for Blast and Tornados
Speaker: Prof. Eng. Ghasan Doudak, University of Ottawa
1.0 h
Discussion and presentations by attendees: Final design exercise where attendees carry out design of a mass timber structure for fire, seismic actions and extreme loadings and discuss the design choices with the rest of the group and instructors.
Speaker: Dr. Eng. Daniele Casagrande, CNR IBE (1.0 h), Prof. Eng. Ghasan Doudak, University of Ottawa (1.0 h), Eng. Riccardo Fanti, CNR IBE, Eng. Matteo Andreottola, Rothoblaas
2.0 h
Summer Session
15th - 19th June 2026 | € 1.850 Pre-booking 18th May (full price € 2.100)
The aim of the course is to offer a more specific and high level knowledge than the previous one, with in-depth studies on CLT structures, Timber Frame, durability, seismic calculation and fire resistance, structural modelling and exceptional loads (explosions and tornadoes).