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| ORE7211 | Accelerated Wood Decay Tests | 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 | -- | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Umit C. YILDIZ | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | It is aimed to give information about different decay test and how to use of them in order to determine the effectiveness of wood preservatives. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | define terminology of accelerated wood decay tests | 2 | | | PO - 2 : | choose and put into practise the accelerated wood decay tests required to determine performance wood preservatives for different end-use applications. | 2,3,5 | | | PO - 3 : | apply the method and control data for regular operation of accelerated wood decay test laboratory | 3,5,6 | | | PO - 4 : | analyse the problems related to accelerated wood decay tests and, suggest a solution about them | 3,5,6 | | | PO - 5 : | develop strategy about accelerated wood-decay
tests area in both the country and the world
| 5,6,7 | | | 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 | | |
| Decay mechanism in wood. Variables influencing microbial decay rates. Microbial colonization of wood. Methods detecting and measuring wood decay. Accelerated decay tests. Basic parameters in accelerated decay tests. New soil bed tests. Modification of wood decay tests for acceleration |
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