PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF WOOD

Catalog description

Examines fundamental physics and mechanics as they apply to plant fibers, solid wood and bio-based composites, with focus on hygroscopicity, heat & mass transport, elasticity and strength of materials, and other mechanical properties. Emphasizes aspects of general physical and mechanical theories and models, less commonly covered in general physics or engineering mechanics classes, but necessary in description of complex materials obtained from forest and agricultural biomass.