Jorge Branco is professor of timber engineering at University of Minho, Portugal.

Philipp Dietsch is professor for timber engineering, University of Innsbruck, Austria.

Introduction.- Self-tapping screws as reinforcement for structural timber elements.- Glued-in rods as reinforcement for timber structural elements.- Fiber-reinforced polymers as reinforcement for timber structural elements.- Nanocomposites as reinforcement for timber structural elements.- Reinforcement of Timber Structures: Standardization towards a new section for EC 5.- Seismic Reinforcement of Traditional Timber Structures. Reinforcement of Traditional Timber Frame Walls.- Reinforcement of Light-Frame Wood Structures.- Reinforcement of Historic Timber Roofs.- Retrofitting of traditional timber floors.- Reinforcement of Traditional Carpentry Joints.