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  • Welcome to the 2020 edition of the Introduction to Wood Properties and Wood Products course!

    This year, due to the ongoing nature of the Covid-19 pandemic all lectures will be held online. I very much hope that despite this, you will find the course to be interesting and inspirational and provide you with a solid foundation for you future "wood" studies and careers! The lectures will be held online via Zoom at the scheduled times.

    I look forward to meeting you all online for our first session on Monday 7th September, starting at 10:15!  

    To join the lecture, please use the following link: https://aalto.zoom.us/j/65264453990 

    Meeting ID: 652 6445 3990 

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    Wood Constructon

    Wood is a plentiful and renewable resource that should play a strong role in sustainable construction. The aim of this course it to introduce students to the structure of wood and its material properties as well as some of the important wood-based products and how they are manufactured. There is emphasis on the properties and products of wood relevant to applications in the built environment. Topics include: Tree growth and ecology; wood species; wood anatomy; wood ultrastructure; moisture and wood; short-term and long-term mechanical properties; wood degradation; indoor air quality; acoustic and thermal behavior of wood; wood products; wood product manufacturing.

    Period I schedule:

    Week #

    Date

    Time

    Content

    Teacher

    37

    7.9

    10:15-12:00

    Lecture: Introduction & context

    Mark Hughes

    38

    14.9

    10:15-12:00

    Lecture: wood structure I: Basic features, structure and cell types

    Mark Hughes

    17.9

    08:15-10:00

    Lecture: wood structure II: Anatomy of hardwoods and softwoods

    Mark Hughes

    39

    21.9

    10:15-12:00

    Lecture: The wood fibre; composition, ultrastructure and properties 

    Mark Hughes

    24.9

    08:15-10:00

    Lecture: Wood-water relationships 

    Mark Hughes

    40

    28.9

    10:15-12:00

    Lecture: Wood, water and dimensional stability 

    Mark Hughes

    1.10

    08:15-10:00

    Lecture: Material properties I: density; mass-volume relationships; thermal & acoustic properties

    Mark Hughes

    41

    5.10

    10:15-12:00

    Lecture: Material properties II: short-term mechanical properties

    Mark Hughes

    42

    12.10

    08:15-10:00

    NO LECTURE

     


    Period II schedule: 

    Week #

    Date

    Time

    Content

    Teacher

    44

    26.10

    10:15-12:00

    Lecture: Indoor air quality

    Hannu Viitanen

    45

    2.11

    10:15-12:00

    Lecture: Decay, pests and prevention

    Hannu Viitanen

    46

    9.11

    10:15-12:00

    Lecture: Material properties III: long-term mechanical properties

    Mark Hughes

    47

    16.11

    10:15-12:00

    Lecture: Sawn wood and veneer‐based products

    Mark Hughes

    48

    23.11

    10:15-12:00

    Lecture: Wood products manufacturing: wood-based panels

    Mark Hughes

    49

    30.11

    10:15-12:00

    Lecture: Outlook and perspectives

    Mark Hughes


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      Wood, water and dimensional stability File
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      To join today's Zoom session, please follow this link: https://aalto.zoom.us/j/61156908626

      We will cover:

      •Changes in relative humidity
      •The kinetics of sorption and sorption isotherms
      •Dimensional changes in wood (movement)
      •Swelling & shrinkage anisotropy
      •Impact on wood products