Credit: 36 PDH
Course Fee: $392.00
486 pages

Course summary:

Summarizes information on wood as an engineering material. Presents properties of wood and wood-based products of particular concern to the architect and engineer. Includes discussion of designing with wood and wood-based products along with some pertinent uses.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this course the participant will learn:

1. Characteristics and Availability of Commercially Important Wood
2. Structure of Wood
3. Physical Properties and Moisture Relations of Wood
4. Mechanical Properties of Wood
5. Commercial Lumber
6. Lumber Stress Grades and Design Properties
7. Fastenings
8. Structural Analysis Equations
9. Adhesive Bonding of Wood Materials
10. Wood-Based Composites and Panel Products
11. Glued Structural Members
12. Drying and Control of Moisture Content and Dimensional Changes
13. Biodetrioration of Wood
14. Wood Preservation
15. Finishing of Wood
16. Use of Wood In Building and Bridges
17. Fire Safety
18. Round Timbers and Ties
19. Specialty Treatments
20. This document is free to download. The quiz is also free to download and take as many times as the participant wants until passed before purchase.

Review the quiz before studying the course.

Course Content

Course Author: US Forest Services

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