Timber workshop: design through worked examples

Course

Date & Time

20 October 2026
10:00 - 17:30

Location

Online

Price

Member early booking: £315 + VAT
Member: £355 + VAT
Standard: £465 + VAT

Early booking discount

Available until one month prior

Book a Place

This one-day, online advanced practical workshop teachs complex timber engineering through worked examples. It encourages problem-solving through teaching tools and group discussion.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, attendees will learn about:

Member sizing
Tapered and curved members
Connections, moment connections & avoiding brittle failures
Fire design
Stability and vertical diaphragm walls
Vibration analysis
Strength and stiffness of cross laminated timber
Glued-in rods

Intended for

Graduate engineer
Mid-career engineer
Senior engineer/Team leader/Manager
Academic/Researcher

Entry criteria

As this is an advanced course, attendance to the Eurocode 5: the essentials of timber design course is a recommended pre-requisite
In alternative, familiarity with timber engineering to Eurocode 5 is expected

Dr Keerthi Ranasinghe is an Associate at Milner Associates and was previously the Principal Engineer for Structural Timber at BM TRADA. Formerly an academic with research and teaching experience both in the UK and abroad, Keerthi has delivered timber courses for IStructE since 2008. He is the author of several TRADA publications, including Span Tables to Eurocode 5, and the Institution’s Manual for the design of timber building structures to Eurocode 5, 2nd edition. He sits on British and European Standardisation Committees related to timber design.

Discount

Course attendees are eligible for a 25% discount on associated publications. Please contact [email protected] for more information.

Manual for the design of timber building structures to Eurocode 5 (Second edition)

"By far the leading resource for timber engineering." This edition includes essential updates on material properties, bearing capacities, connections, glulam, racking and fire.

Price - £39.95

Contact

Email - [email protected]