Course Name	Wood Physics
Credits	2
Professor(s)	Name	Hee-Seop Byeon
	Affiliation	Division of Forest Sciences

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Objectives

Wood Physics covers the physical properties of solid wood and wood-based materials.

The factors which affect on physical properties are moisture content, shrinkage and

swelling, density, acoustic and electric properties.

MAIN TEXTBOOK and FURTHER READINGS

1.Hee-Seop Byeon and others. Wood Physics & Mechanics. Hyang MunSa

2.Forest Products and Wood. Iowa state University Press.

ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADING

Assignments: occasion demands

Grading Scheme: Attendance10, middle term40, final term40, assignment10 or Pop quiz10.

COURSE SCHEDULE

Course Outline

1. General Characteristics of wood

2. Specific gravity and density of wood

3. Moisture existence conditions of wood

4. Hygroscopicity of wood

5. Moisture movement in wood

6-7. Shrinking and swelling of wood

8. Thermal properties of wood

9. Thermal properties of wood

10-11. Electrical property of wood

12-13. Acoustic property of wood

14. Light property about of wood

15. Sensory characterictic of wood

CONTACT DETAILS

Tel:  055-751-5506               e-mail: hsbyeon@gnu.ac.kr