211-322 Forest Products

Availability

Credit Points

HECS Band

Coordinator

Prerequisites

211-261 Wood Science.

Semester

Contact

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;

• and describe the basic manufacturing steps and industry structure for solid and composite wood products and pulp and paper products; analyze, synthesize 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 utilization.

Content includes:

• wood adhesives, drying and preservation;

• sawmilling, timber grading, further processing and value-adding;

• and raw material requirements, properties and markets, and production of solid and composite wood products, pulp and paper and alternative forest products.

Assessment

One three-hour written examination (50%), a practical test (10%) and two assignments equivalent to 2500 words