STEP - Structural Timber Education Programme

The Structural Timber Education Programme (STEP) was created by a large team of European experts within CEN/TC 250/SC 5 Ad Hoc Group 'Background documents and education'. This pool of information will both contribute to the structural use of timber and increase technical expertise within the industry.

The STEP collection can be accessed through this link: Structural Timber Education Program

The purpose of the compendium is to assist engineers, lecturers, and students to implement Eurocode 5 Design of timber structures. Since the Eurocodes are now being updated, the textural content is to be reviewed and updated to keep place with new appropriate developments in timber engineering.

The original articles contain timber engineering lectures that were written by specialist lecturers and experienced civil engineers with the best available knowledge. Lecturers using the teaching material can select subjects from this comprehensive compendium and compose their own timber engineering courses. The original works were available in German and French and other countries planned to translate at least a selection of lectures into their languages. If copies are made available, they will be included in the material available.

To assist lecturers and trainers in their use of the training materials, a set of supporting illustration materials has also been included. The complete package should now provide trainers at all levels of professional education with a tool to instruct future generations of engineers and architects about the use and potential application of wood and wood products as a legitimate, attractive and competitive material. For practising professionals this technical resource should further increase their confidence in the use of this versatile and aesthetically appealing material obtained from a natural and renewable resource.