The central question of this course: “why study wood?” If “why study wood” is the question, one answer would be that it is the only raw material available to us that is truly renewable in human life span terms. Wood is as important to society today as it ever was, despite the development of many man-made substitute materials, changing resource availability, and the changing needs of society. Some items on the list of wood products stay the same (lumber, plywood and veneer for building construction, furniture, shipping pallets & crates and other containers & packaging materials, railroad ties, utility poles, chemical feed stocks, etc), but the list also keeps changing to meet new needs and challenges as the resource changes.
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Wood Science: Beyond Building
Universidad de Virginia OccidentalAcerca de este Curso
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Resultados profesionales del estudiante
50%
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20%
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Certificado para compartir
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100 % en línea
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Fechas límite flexibles
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Nivel principiante
Aprox. 11 horas para completar
Inglés (English)
Subtítulos: Inglés (English)
Resultados profesionales del estudiante
50%
comenzó una nueva carrera después de completar estos cursos
20%
consiguió un beneficio tangible en su carrera profesional gracias a este curso
Certificado para compartir
Obtén un certificado al finalizar
100 % en línea
Comienza de inmediato y aprende a tu propio ritmo.
Fechas límite flexibles
Restablece las fechas límite en función de tus horarios.
Nivel principiante
Aprox. 11 horas para completar
Inglés (English)
Subtítulos: Inglés (English)
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Universidad de Virginia Occidental
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Programa - Qué aprenderás en este curso
2 horas para completar
Welcome and Global Use
2 horas para completar
8 videos (Total 52 minutos), 4 lecturas, 1 cuestionario
8 videos
Book Recommendations8m
Organization Recommendations5m
Forest Cover and Harvests: Part A4m
Forest Cover and Harvests: Part B6m
Comparing Fuel Values2m
Managing Forests8m
Harvesting Wood12m
4 lecturas
About Names10m
Commercial Species10m
Hardwoods vs Softwoods10m
Characteristics and Availability of Commercially Important Woods10m
1 ejercicio de práctica
Module 1 Quiz30m
3 horas para completar
Basic Wood Science
3 horas para completar
10 videos (Total 57 minutos), 7 lecturas, 1 cuestionario
10 videos
Wood Structure & Moisture Content: Part B8m
Wood Structure & Moisture Content: Part C6m
Wood Challenges and Solutions4m
Solving the Riddle3m
Stress Tests3m
Anisotropic Nature of Wood5m
Wood Decay and Preservation: Part A7m
Wood Decay and Preservation: Part B5m
Wood Decay and Preservation: Part C7m
7 lecturas
Moisture and Normal Wood Behavior10m
Moisture Relations & Physical Properties of Wood10m
Drying & Control of Moisture Content & Dimensional Changes10m
Wood Qualities10m
Stress in Wood10m
Estimating Dimensional Changes10m
A Rotten Shame. 1985 Phipps Conservatory Wood Repairs Need Redoing10m
1 ejercicio de práctica
Module 2 Quiz30m
3 horas para completar
Wood Products
3 horas para completar
9 videos (Total 67 minutos), 4 lecturas, 1 cuestionario
9 videos
Andrew White: Guitar, Part B9m
Andrew White: Guitar, Part C8m
Solid Wood Flooring4m
Engineered Wood Flooring: Part A9m
Engineered Wood Flooring: Part B9m
Modern/Engineered Wood Products: Part A5m
Modern/Engineered Wood Products: Part B6m
Making Engineered Wood Products4m
4 lecturas
Wood Products: Introducing Andrew White10m
CITES: The Lacey Act10m
Engineered Wood Composites10m
Historic Glued-Laminated Arches Evaluated for Structural Quality10m
1 ejercicio de práctica
Module 3 Quiz30m
3 horas para completar
Wood and the Environment
3 horas para completar
10 videos (Total 56 minutos), 7 lecturas, 1 cuestionario
10 videos
Climate Science: Part B7m
Life Cycle Analysis3m
Life Cycle Analysis of Railroad Ties4m
Invasive Species: Part A9m
Invasive Species: Part B8m
Land Use4m
Impact of Supply and Demand8m
Sustainable Management4m
Bonus: Outtakes2m
7 lecturas
Understanding the Carbon Cycle; Readings from NASA.10m
reThink Wood: Life Cycle Assessment10m
CORRIM Fact Sheet: The Role of Forests, Management, and Forest Products on Carbon Mitigation10m
Tree-of-Heaven: Ailanthus altissima10m
Demand and Sustainability10m
Forests and Population Growth10m
Bonus: Outtakes10m
1 ejercicio de práctica
Module 4 Quiz30m
Reseñas
Principales reseñas sobre WOOD SCIENCE: BEYOND BUILDING
por DB4 de jun. de 2020
I am glad that I took this informative course. This course is useful to each and every people irrespective of their academic background and interests. It is good course regarding wood and its uses.
por CZ11 de feb. de 2020
As a Civil Engineering student, this course has been very helpful for me. I do recommend to have this course in order to get the basic concept of wood science and its use as a building material.
por AH14 de feb. de 2018
Several of the links were dead, but other than that, great information in a very easy to follow manner. I especially enjoyed the questions during the video. Those helped tremendously.
por AC22 de abr. de 2020
This course was a wonderful experience in learning about forest - wood - timber - products. Thank you for sharing that knowledge. It is a trip of understanding the wood and it's uses
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