Materials
The Materials teaching resource package is an introduction to timber. This resource covers a variety of topics and is suitable for inclusion in Civil Engineering, Architecture and Building courses at university level, and a large number of courses in the Building and construction streams at Trade Training level.
This resource is available to Lecturers only.
It is not suitable or available for use by students .
It covers the following topics:
- Applications of timber materials,
- Use of timber in buildings and structures,
- Expected performance of timber,
- Prediction of performance,
- Production of timber,
- Environmental considerations,
- Growth of trees,
- Classification of timber,
- Conversion of logs to timber,
- Seasoning,
- Other processes for wood,
- Characteristics of timber and relationship with properties,
- Elementary wood science; cells, grain, growth rings,
- Moisture content and shrinkage,
- Creep and duration of load effects,
- Natural growth characteristics,
- Physical properties of timber,
- Grading,
- Grading as a predictor of performance,
- Appearance grading,
- Structural grading,
- Grading methods,
- Quality control,
- Durability,
- Durability issues,
- Biological/physical hazards,
- Natural durability,
- Treatment for different environmental conditions,
- Preservative treatments,
- Design and construction principles for durability,
- Specification and handling,
- Purchasing, Supply, Sizes, Specification, Inspection,
- Transportation, handling and storage,
- Manufactured Wood Products,
- Application,
- LVL,
- Glulam,
- Plywood,
- Other manufactured wood products,
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