220-402 Wood and Timber Products

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220-402 Wood and Timber Products
Availability	Parkville campus. Not offered in 2005.
Credit Points	12.5
Coordinator	Mr Philip Blackwell
Prerequisites	220-213 Trees and Forests; 220-304 Silviculture
Semester	2 (view timetable)
Contact	Twenty-four hours of lectures, 24 hours of tutorials and practical work, taught in block mode, plus a 3-day field trip. Students are expected to undertake additional study of at least 1 hour for each hour of contact
Subject Description	This subject covers the properties of wood, the range of wood-based products, and their production processes. Content includes the chemistry and physics of wood, its microstructure and ultrastructure, including defects and performance in demanding environments; the concept of wood quality and its impact on utility; the link between silvicultural practices and wood properties; and the stages of harvesting, saw-milling, timber grading, further processing and value-adding.
Assessment	Two projects (each up to 2000 words, each 20%), a 2-hour practical exam (20%) and a 2-hour written exam (40%).
Prescribed Texts	K Wilson and D J B White, The Anatomy of Wood: Its Diversity and Variability. Stobart & Son Ltd, 1986.

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