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| OREI7260 | Performance and Durability of Wood-Based Materials | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | 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 per week | | Lecturer | Doç. Dr. Engin Derya GEZER | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The objectives are to learn the performance and durability of wood material in different conditions. |
| Programme 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), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Material properties of wood, chemical properties of wood, durability issues. Biological deterioration, fungi and bacteria test methodology. Marine borers, insect deterioration, test methodology. Control of biological deterioration: design, treatment, new preservative systems. Thermal modification, thermal degradation and fire protection. Recycling of treated wood. UV, weathering and other physical deterioration effects. Long term loading effects, creep. Long term durability and performance of composites. Test methodology for Wood Composites long-term performance. Protection of wood composites |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction, Material properties of wood, Chemical properties of wood, durability issues | | | Week 2 | Biological deterioration, Fungi and bacteria Test methodology | | | Week 3 | Marine borers, Insect deterioration, test methodology | | | Week 4 | Control of biological deterioration: design, treatment, new preservative systems | | | Week 5 | Thermal modification, Thermal degradation & Fire Protection | | | Week 6 | Thermal modification cont., Recycling of treated wood | | | Week 7 | Presentations | | | Week 8 | UV, weathering and other physical deterioration effects | | | Week 9 | Midterm | | | Week 10 | UV, weathering and other physical deterioration effects | | | Week 11 | Long term loading effects, creep | | | Week 12 | Long term Durability and Performance of composites | | | Week 13 | Test methodology for Wood Composites long-term performance | | | Week 14 | Protection of wood composites | | | Week 15 | Protection of wood composites | | | Week 16 | Project presentations | | | |
| 1 | Wood Handbook, USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Society, Madison Wisconsin. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/FPLGTR/fplgtr113/fplgtr113.htm | | | 2 | Wood Microbiology Decay and its prevention Zabel and Morrell Academic Press | | | 3 | Various readings | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 2 | 25 | | Presentation | 14 | | 1 | 15 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 14 | | 1 | 10 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 2 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 7 | 14 | 98 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 20 | 1 | 20 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 20 | 1 | 20 | | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kısa sınav | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 30 | 1 | 30 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Diğer 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total work load | | | 214 |
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