Wood represents one of mankind’s most important materials. Currently, it’s significance is increasing thanks benefits such as its inherent sustainable nature as a construction material.
This module aims at providing basic knowledge on the physical properties of wood. A focus i slaid laid on the relationships between wood structure and resulting mechanical and physical properties across hierarchical levels. A further focus is laid on the modelling of physical, and especially mechanical properties of wood. Knowledge will be gained about commonly used wood species used in timber construction in Europe. In addition, insight in current research in the field of wood science and technology will be provided. Participants will establish an awareness of a material-appropriate usage of wood in construction regarding its physical properties, and be able to critically reflext thereupon.
This course represents a solid but faculative basis for the subsequent summer semester coures "Engineered Wood Products".
Wood Physics, 14 lectures (90 min) + 14 exercise hours (90 min)
Thursday
Lectures 15:45 - 17:15
Excercises 17:15 - 19:00
Location: Campus Vaihingen, PWR 05C - V 5.03, Pfaffenwaldring 5 C, Erdgeschoß
ITECH Module: tba
Examination Number: tba
[Photo: P. Grönquist, IWB/MPA University of Stuttgart, 2022. Modified from M. Harrington and J.J. Harrington]