Whokko Schirén

I work as a lecturer at the department of building technology. I have been working at the Department of Building Technology in one way or another since 2011.

Teaching

I am involved in courses at bachelor level. I am course responsible for the course Building Mechanics and two degree-project courses. I also teach in the course Building Technology 2 where I mainly take care of exercise and experiments, and the courses Geosciences and Foundation Structures where I give exercise classes on foundations.

My ongoing research projects

Project: Competitive timber structures – Resource efficiency and climate benefits along the wood value chain through engineering design Through increasing scientific knowledge along the wood…

Publications

Article in journal (Refereed)

Olsson, A., Schirén, W., Segerholm, K., Bader, T.K. (2023). Relationships between stiffness of material, lamellas and CLT elements with respect to out of plane bending and rolling shear. European Journal of Wood and Wood Products. 81. 871-886.
Status: Published

Conference paper (Refereed)

Pantak, M., Schirén, W., Larsson, C., Dorn, M. (2023). Dynamic characteristics and dynamic response of timber footbridges to dynamic human activities. World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE 2023), 19-22 June, Oslo. 1930-1935.