The Application and Performance of Timber in Construction

Dear Colleagues,

Modern timber engineering has become not only an ecological and CO2-saving but also an economically and technologically competitive alternative to conventional building solutions in steel or reinforced concrete. High-rise, multi-story buildings in Vienna (AT), London (UK), Melbourne (AU), Singapore (SG), or Vancouver (CA), airports in Vienna (AT) or Lapu-Lapu (PH), or wide-span roof structures in Frankfurt (DE) or Taiyuan (CN) are just a few of many examples where timber constructions have entered market segments, which were formerly reserved for these traditional but energy-intensive building materials.

The main reason for this continuing success are the increasing professionalization of the design, production, and logistics along the whole value-added chain as well as ongoing research and development activities of timber products such as GLT, CLT, or LVL and the connection technology in form of self-tapping screws, glued-in rods, and prefabricated system solutions. With regard to residential housing, special building service solutions for timber buildings have been significantly improved as well.

This Special Issue will provide a state-of-the-art research compilation of basic works, development activities, and case studies with a significant contribution to the present and future success of timber members applied in construction. Contributions concentrating on design methods appropriate to the (timber) material involved, with a special interdisciplinary focus or dealing with the latest trends in timber engineering (hardwood application, prefabrication, systematization, etc.) are encouraged.

Dr. Andreas Ringhofer
Guest Editor

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