Public defence in Building Technology, M. Sc. Gengmu Ruan

Title of the thesis: Timber-only Structures & Architecture – Exploring the Potential of Using Salvaged Timber and Wooden Nails

Doctoral student: Gengmu Ruan
Opponent: Prof. Yves Weinand, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Custos: Prof. Gerhard Fink, Aalto University School of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering

Gengmu Ruan will publicly defend his doctoral dissertation “Timber-only Structures & Architecture – Exploring the Potential of Using Salvaged Timber and Wooden Nails” in the Aalto University Lecture Hall A1, Otakaari 1X on 3 April 2024 at 13:00 pm. 

Key words: timber-only, structures and architecture, salvaged timber, wooden nails, sustainability, integrated design, feedback loops, pedestrian trail, slide-in system, analytical model

Thesis available for public display 10 days prior to the defence at: https://aaltodoc.aalto.fi/doc_public/eonly/riiputus/

Contact information: Gengmu Ruan, [email protected]

Doctoral theses of the School of Engineering: https://aaltodoc.aalto.fi/handle/123456789/49