Credit: 36 PDH
Course Fee: $387.00
486 pages

Course summary:

Summarizes information on wood as an engineering material. Presents properties of wood and wood-based products of particular concern to the architect and engineer. Includes discussion of designing with wood and wood-based products along with some pertinent uses.

Learning Objectives:

• Characteristics and Availability of Commercially Important Wood
• Structure of Wood
• Physical Properties and Moisture Relations of Wood
• Mechanical Properties of Wood
• Commercial Lumber
• Lumber Stress Grades and Design Properties
• Fastenings
• Structural Analysis Equations
• Adhesive Bonding of Wood Materials
• Wood-Based Composites and Panel Products
• Glued Structural Members
• Drying and Control of Moisture Content and Dimensional Changes
• Biodetrioration of Wood
• Wood Preservation
• Finishing of Wood
• Use of Wood In Building and Bridges
• Fire Safety
• Round Timbers and Ties
• Specialty Treatments

Review the quiz before studying the course.

Course Content

Course Author: US Forest Services

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