TIMBER BRIDGES

Mostovi so pomembni konstrukcijski objekti, ki služijo premostitvi določene ovire. Prvi »mostovi« so bili izdelani iz lesa, kot podrta debla dreves. Kasneje so se sočasno z razvojem človeške civilizacije razvile zahtevnejše tehnologije in konstruckijski sistemi lesenih mostov. Lesu, kot sprva edinemu materialu za gradnjo mostov, sta se kasneje pridružila beton in jeklo. Diplomski izpit obravnava predstavitev lesa kot gradbenega materiala, razvoj lesenih mostov skozi zgodovino, splošne značilnosti lesenih mostov ter podrobnejšo analizo delitve lesenih mostov glede na konstrukcijske tipe in uporabo.Bridges are important structural facilities, which are used for crossing the obstacles. First “bridges” were made of timber, mostly in a shape of a fallen tree over the obstacle. Later, concomitantly with the development of a human civilization, new advanced technologies and construction types of timber bridges appeared. Timber, as initially the first material for the construction of bridges, was later joined by concrete and steel. Diploma exam deals with the description of timber as a building material, development of timber bridges through history, general characteristics of timber bridges and a more detailed analysis of the divison of timber bridges, depending on the type of construciton and use