Online course on Wood Mechanics starts 24.2.2025
CHEM-E2127 Applied Mechanics of Wood Materials (5 cr) online course is organized for the first time in spring 2025. You may follow the course independently during IV period 24.2. – 4.4.2025. The course includes short videos, texts, exercises and online exams. The course starts with an online introduction 24.2.2025 at 12:15. Register to the course by 3.3.2025:
The course is also available for anyone through FITech - for free:
Steven Collins, Post doctoral researcher and Course creatorUnderstanding the complex nature of wood as a material is crucial for creating high-quality wooden products.
The course is designed primarily for student in the Aalto School of Chemical engineering, however, it is open to anyone wishing to specialize in the materials science of wood. This course will also be of interest to students of architecture, civil engineering, materials science & engineering and related disciplines, who have an interest in the possibilities offered by wood.
This course covers the basic principles of wood mechanics and the use of wood and wood-based products from the perspective of mechanical behavior. A fundamental overview of deformable bodies and their response under various load types is presented and linked to experimental methods for the determination of mechanical properties. Methods for statistical analysis and prediction modelling of material properties are covered together with application and design considerations for (engineered) wood products. Through this course, students will also appreciate the complex nature of wood and learn how to analyse the mechanical properties for design and application purposes.
There are no obligatory pre-requisites, however, the knowledge provided in the course CHEM-E2225 Wood material science will be useful.
More practical information about the course will be updated in MyCourses:
To support learning the course includes several short videos, such as presented below. Even more videos can be found from this Youtube-channel:
This course can be selected as a part of Bioproducts Engineering Master's program, or Aalto Wood minor, but is also available for anyone to take. Find out about other Wood science courses and the related programs from the link below:
Questions?
Please contact the course staff by email: wood-teaching@aalto.fi
- Steven Collins
- Kristiina Lillqvist
- Lauri Rautkari
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