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| OREN413 | Wood Protection | 3+1+0 | ECTS:5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of FOREST INDUSTRY ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures and 1 hour of practicals per week | | Lecturer | -- | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The main goal of this course is to give knowledge about methods and chemicals that protect wood against the agents damage it. In addition, it is emphasised that mechanisms of wood protection methods and chemicals, classical and new wood preservatives, and test methods |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Concepts of wood protection and wood impregnation technics. Protection principles. History and today situation of wood protection. Wood durability. Permeability of wood. Wood preservatives. Water-borne and oil-borne preservatives. New wood preservatives. Flame reterdants. Preparing timber operations before treatment. Incising. Impregnation methods. Non-pressure processes. Pressure processes. Full-cell and empty-cell methods. Vacuum methods. Sap displacement methods. Solvent recovery methods. New wood protection processes. Test methods. Mykological, entomological, physical and chemical tests. Industrial application pratics. Factors influencing treatability of wood. Anatomical features. Pits. Liquid properties. Treatments that enhance wood hygroscopicity and reduce wood movement. Economical aspects of wood protection |
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