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    Welcome to the 2021 edition of the Introduction to Wood Properties and Wood Products course!

    This year, again, due to the ongoing 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 your future "wood" studies and careers! 

    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

    13.9

    10:15-12:00

    Lecture: Introduction & context

    Mark Hughes

    16.9

    NO LECTURE SCHEDULED

    38

    20.9

    10:15-12:00

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

    Mark Hughes

    23.9

    08:15-10:00

    Lecture: wood structure II: Anatomy of hardwoods and softwoods

    Mark Hughes

    39

    27.9

    10:15-12:00

    Lecture: The wood fibre; composition, ultrastructure, and properties 

    Mark Hughes

    30.9

    08:15-10:00

    Lecture: Wood-water relationships 

    Mark Hughes

    40

    4.10

    10:15-12:00

    Lecture: Wood, water, and dimensional stability 

    Mark Hughes

    7.10

    08:15-10:00

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

    Mark Hughes

    41

    11.10

    10:15-12:00

    Lecture: Material properties II: short-term mechanical properties

    Mark Hughes

    14.10

    08:15-10:00

    Lecture: Material properties III: long-term mechanical properties

    Mark Hughes

    42

    18.10

    10:15-12:00

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    21.10

    NO LECTURE SCHEDULED

    Period II: 

    Week #

    Date

    Time

    Content

    Teacher

    44

    1.11

    10:15-12:00

    Lecture: Indoor air quality

    Hannu Viitanen

    45

    8.11

    10:15-12:00

    Lecture: Decay, pests and prevention

    Hannu Viitanen

    46

    15.11

    10:15-12:00

    Lecture: Sawn wood and veneer‐based products

    Mark Hughes

    47

    22.11

    10:15-12:00

    Lecture: Wood products manufacturing: wood-based panels

    Mark Hughes

    48

    29.11

    10:15-12:00

    Lecture: Outlook and perspectives

    Mark Hughes