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  • Specialty Treatment of Wood Products

    Credits: 2 PDH

    PDH Course Description:

    Many specialty treatments can be applied to wood to either improve its performance or change its properties. Treatments addressed in this course are those that make permanent changes in the shape of a wood product, improvements in dimensional stability, or improvements in performance through combinations with nonwood resources.

    Topics:

    • Plasticizing Wood
    • Principles of Plasticizing and Bending
    • Bent Wood Members
    • Laminated Members
    • Veneered Curved Members
    • Bending of Solid Members
    • Selection of Stock
    • Moisture Content of Bending Stock
    • Bending Operation and Apparatus
    • Fixing the Bend
    • Characteristics of Bent Wood
    • Modified Woods
    • Resin-Treated Wood—Not Compressed (Impreg)
    • Resin-Treated Wood—Compressed (Compreg)
    • Heat Treatments
    • Heating Wet and Dry Woods
    • Heating Wet and Dry Woods Followed by Compression
    • Wood Treated with Polyethylene Glycol(PEG)
    • Wood–Polymer Composites
    • Chemical Modification
    • Paper-Based Plastic Laminates
    • Industrial Laminates
    • Decorative Laminates
    • Lignin-Filled Laminates
    • Paper-Face Overlays

    To take this course:

    1.) Enroll in Course: Click below to enroll:
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    2.) Study: Once enrolled, click below to begin the course:

    Download the Study Guide

    3.) Test: Once you've thoroughly read the course materials, please click below to take the final examination.

    Take the final exam

    4.) Certificate: A passing grade of 70% or higher on the exam, is required to receive the certificate of completion for this PDH course.
         NOTE: After the exam is completed, you will need to return to this page, in order to print (download) the certificate of completion.

    Print the Certificate of Completion

    Intended Audience: This course is intended for Structural, Civil, Materials, Construction, Transportation, and other engineers whose job description may require a comprehensive knowledge of wood as an engineering material.
    Publication Source: US Forestry Service, Wood Handbook, Chapter 19, April, 2010 Edition

    D. Allen Hughes, PE

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