UWFMH09

Title, content and qualification objectives

Title: Wood preservation on stored wood and wood in construction.

Qualification objectives: Students will gain applied knowledge on damage and pest organisms on stored wood and on wood in construction as well as on methods of chemical and physical wood preservation. They will be able to detect and identify wood damage by wrong storage or usage and to develop appropriate methods to preserve the wood.

Content: Module contents are damage and pest organisms on stored wood and wood in construction as well as on methods of chemical and physical wood preservation.

Teaching and learning types

3 SWS lecture, 1 SWS seminar, self-study

Requirements for attendance

Bachelor degree knowledge on applied basics on biotic risk factors on wood are required as well as the competencies taught in the Wood Chemistry and Anatomy module.
Literature for preparation:
Kempke, K. (2004): Holzschädlinge. Fraunhofer IRB, Stuttgart.
Schwenke, W. (1974): Die Forstschädlinge Europas. 5 Bände, Verlag Paul Parey, Hamburg und Berlin.
Wagenführ A., Scholz F. (Hrsg.) (2018): Taschenbuch der Holztechnik. Carl Hanser Verlag, München

Usability

This module is a mandatory module for the consecutive Wood Science and Technology master degree.

Requirements for credit points

Credit points are received, if the module's exam is passes. This exam consists of a written exam with a duration of 120 minutes and homework assignment of 30 hours.

Credit points and grades

Students can gain 5 ECTS by passing this module. The module grade is the unweighted average of the grades of the two exam parts.

Module frequency

This module is offered each summer semester.

Workload

The total workload is 150 hours.