220-402 Wood and Timber Products

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220-402 Wood and Timber Products
Availability	Parkville campus
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 one 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 examination (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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