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| AMOL1011 | Wood Material Technology | 2+1+0 | ECTS:5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Short Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of MATERIALS and MATERIALS PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures and 1 hour of practicals per week | | Lecturer | Doç. Dr. Evren ERSOY KALYONCU | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To learn the fundamental characteristics of wood material, to introduce the concept of wood technology, and to provide scientific and technical information about the anatomical, chemical, physical, and mechanical properties of wood material, which has an organic structure, within the scope of its effects on industrial usage areas. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Being able to learn the general characteristics of wood material. | 5 - 12 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | Being able to establish cause-effect relationships, and make comparisons utilizing the structural, physical, and characteristic properties of wood material. | 5 - 12 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | Being able to learn about some structural defects in wood material and the factors causing damage, and make comments on their usage areas. | 5 - 12 | 1, | | LO - 4 : | Being able to acquire comprehensive knowledge in wood material technology. | 5 - 12 | 1, | | LO - 5 : | Developing awareness in accessing information and interpreting it for use. | 5 - 12 | 1, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| The structure of wood material; its microscopic and macroscopic features; abnormalities in cell structure; specific gravity, annual ring, ring width, texture; chemical and physical properties; defects caused by pests; wood-water relationship; thermal and electrical properties; acoustic properties; recognition of native and foreign tree species and learning their usage areas. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Classification of trees, tree types, structure and general properties of wood
| | | Week 2 | The development of tree, primary and secondary growth, macroscopic wood structure of coniferous and deciduous trees. | | | Week 3 | Characteristics and advantages of wood material, usage of wood material as industrial raw material | | | Week 4 | Microscopic structure of wood material, the structure of wood cell structure and chemical structure of wood | | | Week 5 | The main parts tree trunk, wood transmission tissues | | | Week 6 | Section in wood material (Cross section, tangential section, radial section) | | | Week 7 | Macroscopic properties of wood material (pith, annual ring, softwood, hardwood) | | | Week 8 | The term of texture, relationship of texture with annual ring | | | Week 9 | Midterm exam | | | Week 10 | Macroscopic properties of wood material (heartwood, sapwood, sap rays, resin channels, sap stains, bark) | | | Week 11 | Physical properties of wood (The relationship of wood-water) | | | Week 12 | Physical properties of wood (contraction and expansion, fiber saturation point, drying of wood material)
| | | Week 13 | Physical properties of wood (Specific gravity, volume weigh of per unit, thermal expansion, thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity, factors affecting durability and strength, hardness, color, brightness, odor and taste) | | | Week 14 | Changes in wood fiber structure, wood imperfections | | | Week 15 | Overall assessment of wood material, widely used industrial foreign and local tree species | | | Week 16 | Final Exam | | | |
| 1 | Örs, Y., Keskin, H. 2008. Ağaç Malzeme Teknolojisi, Gazi Kitapevi | | | |
| 1 | Bozkurt, Y. 2011,Ağaç Teknolojisi Ders Kitabı İ.Ü. Orman Fakültesi Orman Endüstri Mühendisliği, İstanbul. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 0,75 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 0,75 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 4 | 8 | 32 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Uygulama | 1 | 14 | 14 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 4 | 6 | 24 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 142 |
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