Course content

The course will give an introduction to the following areas: 1) Mechanical properties of wood and wood based structural materials, 2) Models for representation of physical properties, anisotropy, effects of moisture and load duration on wood structural materials, 3) Statistical methods for planning and evaluation of experiments and 4) Methods for execution of physical testing and data acquistion of measured quantities.

Learning outcome

Give an overview and understanding of the mechanical properties of wood and woodbased structural materials, as well as methods for planning, execution and evaluation of experiments where wood properties and their variation are of importance.

Learning methods and activities

The teaching is carried out as a combination of lectures and colloquiums.The lectures and exercises are in English when students who do not speak Norwegian take the course.

Compulsory assignments

• Report

Recommended previous knowledge

TKT4211 Timber Structures, basics in mechanics and the finite element method or similar.

Course materials

J. Bodig & B.A. Jayne: Mechanics of Wood and Wood Composites, Krieger, ISBN 0-89464-777-6, I.M. Daniel & O. Ishai: Engineering Mechanics of Composite Materials, 2.ed. Oxford, ISBN 0-19-515097-X. R. E. Walpole, R.H. Myers, S.L. S.L. Myers and K.Ye: Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists, 7th ed., Prentice Hall, 2002. In addition some notes and articles will be used.