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Unit of Study FORS2012 - Wood Science and Utilisation (2025)

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    There will be a one day optional residential for ALL students (Online and On Campus) that will be held on the Lismore campus. Please refer to http://scu.edu.au/timetables for further information on timetables.

Unit description

Introduces students to the properties of wood, how these properties are measured and the uses of wood in the human environment. This unit also examines how wood properties can be influenced by forest management practices.

Unit content

  1. Wood formation and anatomy
  2. Energy and fuel
  3. Wood properties
  4. Wood utilisation and specification
  5. Wood degradation
  6. Wood modification

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Online
Term4
N/A

Learning outcomes

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On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

describe the characteristics and application of the main types of materials: masonry, metal, plastics and biomaterials

characterise the variable nature of biomaterials compared to other material types

evaluate the primary structure and properties of selected biomaterials, the techniques used to measure them and the applications of biomaterials in the human environment

analyse the variety of processes used to convert biomass to energy and fuels.

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