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, 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 contribution 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 design approaches and 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, 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 Te...     »