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211-316 Forest Products | |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 2 |
Coordinator | Mr Branko Hermescec |
Prerequisites | 211-258 Wood Science |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | 24 hours of lectures and 36 hours of practical work, including several site visits |
Subject Description | On completion of this subject, students should be able to write a technical report which meets a minimum standard in terms of presentation and content; understand the basic principles, mechanisms, industry structure and issues involved in timber gluing, wood preservation, timber drying, and chemical modification of wood; understand the sawmilling process, types of products produced and timber grading; describe the basic manufacturing steps and industry structure for solid and composite wood products and pulp and paper products; and analyse, synthesise and evaluate information concerning wood and fibre properties, product properties, process and technology limitations, and basic market forces with regard to the use of forests for timber utilisation. Subject content includes wood adhesives, drying and preservation; sawmilling, timber grading, further processing and value-adding; raw material requirements, properties and markets; and production of solid and composite wood products, pulp and paper and alternative forest products. |
Assessment | One 3-hour written examination at the end of the semester, plus assessment of project work. |
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