PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF WOOD PRACTICUM

Catalog description

Introduces basic lab routines, explains fundamental concepts of physical measurements and testing, relevant to integrated knowledge from WSE 321 and WSE 322 . Provides fundamental lab literacy, basic understanding on practical interpretation and use of standards, provides deeper understanding of how chemistry, physics, and anatomy affect material properties of wood and wood-based materials. Uses wood and a range of wood-based materials such as hardwoods, softwoods, wood fibers, composite wood products (e.g., CLT, LVL, OSB, plywood, MDF, wood-plastic composites, paper, etc.) to examine the intricate relationships between fundamental properties and performance.