The reinforcement of timber structures has seen considerable research and development in recent years. New materials and methods for reinforcement have been developed and are now used in practice. Eurocode 5 in its current edition, however, lacks approaches to design reinforcement for timber members. To close this gap, CEN/TC 250/SC 5, the standardization committee responsible for drafting Eurocode 5, has decided to establish a Working Group (WG) on this item. This Working Group is supported by a Project Team, mandated to draft the associated sections for Eurocode 5. This paper reports on the approach to this task, the work items of WG 7 “Reinforcement”, the current status and the work scheduled for the coming years. The proposed structure of the new section as well as examples of design approaches and the related background information are presented.     «

The reinforcement of timber structures has seen considerable research and development in recent years. New materials and methods for reinforcement have been developed and are now used in practice. Eurocode 5 in its current edition, however, lacks approaches to design reinforcement for timber members. To close this gap, CEN/TC 250/SC 5, the standardization committee responsible for drafting Eurocode 5, has decided to establish a Working Group (WG) on this item. This Working Group is supported by...     »