Timber Structures 3.0

The third era of technology

Article by Jasmin Rainer, translated by Susanne Höfler | 05.09.2019 - 13:28

Bonding technologies based on gluing wood elements on their front face render it possible to produce multi-axial bearing boards with point support or folded-plate structures in all shapes and sizes. Freedom in terms of construction and design that has previously been unrealizable in timber construction is now feasible. This takes efficient timber construction one step further. The Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH) is responsible for assessing the potential applications.

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Timbatec Timber Construction Engineers Switzerland AG initiated the development of Timber Structures 3.0 technologies (TS3) in 2009. Different research projects followed in collaboration with the Institute for Timber Construction, Structures and Architecture IHTA of the Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH), the ETH Zurich, Schillinger Holz and Henkel & Cie.

Gluing on the front face: For technologies like these, no other bonding agents are necessary © © Timber Structures 3.0

Load-bearing ceiling elements from wood are now possible that allow for the construction of point-supported flat wood ceilings with a support grid of 8 by 8 m and a load capacity of 5 kN/m². Adhesive is applied in a joint sealing procedure at a distance, and no further bonding agents are needed. Behind all this lie six years of research and about 1000 tension and bending tests to develop this system and bring it to perfection. Fields of application of this system are residential, commercial and industry constructions. On the occasion of the rollout in 2014, the start-up TS3 was founded and the TS3 system was defined.

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