Wood as raw material (5 cr)
Code: ME00DS72-3001
General information
Enrollment
16.12.2019 - 10.01.2020
Timing
01.01.2020 - 31.07.2020
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
5 op
Mode of delivery
Distance learning
Campus
Mikkeli Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
0 - 30
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Forestry
Teachers
- Heikki Manninen
Teacher in charge
Heikki Manninen
Groups
-
MEMI20KMForestry, part-time studies
Objective
You identify the most important domestic tree species macroscopically. You know the microscopic and chemical structure and the physical properties of wood. You are able to identify the defects in wood and you know their significance in the woodprocessing industry. You can analyse the connection between raw material and end products in the different stages of refining processes of the forest industry.
Content
What are the features of the microscopic and macroscopic structure wood material ?
What kind of impacts can the physical and chemical properties cause in woodprocessing industry?
What are the most important processing methods in the woodprocessing, paper and cardboard industry?
Evaluation scale
1-5