FORT 2105 — Wood Products
| Lecture/Lab The course will help students to develop an understanding of major forest products. Students will be presented with an overview of the constituent elements of wood. Discussions will center around the impact of forest management practices on specific wood properties and how these properties ultimately affect the use of wood as a raw material. The use of woody materials for a variety of products, including a focus on pulp and paper, woody biomass, lumber and solid wood products, composite wood products, and extractives and new and emerging types of products are covered. An understanding of species characteristics and raw material specifications will be developed.