Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Wood Material Technology AEM105 Turkish Compulsory 1. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 4.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery Oral Presantation
Course Coordinator Prof. Dr. Mehmet BUDAKÇI
Instructor(s) Prof. Dr. Mehmet BUDAKÇI (Güz)
Goals This course aims to enable students to recognize the properties of wood material used as raw material in the field of Woodworking Industrial Engineering and to provide the basic information necessary for its rational use.
Course Content • Occurring of wood, developing in length and breadth in wood, ultra-microscopic structure of cell wall in a ripe cell, cell tissue elements of softwoods and hardwoods trees. • Macroscopic structure and properties of tree, wood defects (about anatomy) physical structure and properties of wood materials, relation between wood and water, specific gravity, thermo, electrical and acoustic properties. • Mechanical properties of wood materials. • Drying and conserving of wood materials. Wood material technology with yield layer, covering, plywood, composite wood product such as fiberboard and chipboard and their usage. • The appreciation students completed this course gain to comprehensive knowledge and skill about wood materials • Put in use knowledge/skill acquired during the course in work environment effectively.
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Understands wood formation
2 Describes the growth of trees in width and height
3 Provides information about the structure of cell walls and cell tissue elements in mature cells.
4 Describes the microscopic properties and defects of wood
5 Knows the relationship between wood and water,
6 Knows the density, thermal, electrical, acoustic, and mechanical properties
7 Ensures the drying and preservation (impregnation) of wood material,
8 Has knowledge about layered wood material technology, veneer, plywood, fiberboard, and particleboard production techniques and types
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Dealing format of lecture and subjects
2. Week Woody plants, the general structure of tree, cell, layers of cell wall and micelle theory Preparation, After Class Study
3. Week Microscopic structure of wood, softwoods and hardwoods Preparation, After Class Study
4. Week Microscopic structure, abnormal formations in cell structure and reaction wood Preparation, After Class Study
5. Week Microscopic structure, macroscopic structure, pith, ray cell, annual growth ring, texture knot, sapwood, heartwood, odour, colour, flavor, gloss, Preparation, After Class Study
6. Week Macroscopic structure, fibers, wood defects Preparation, After Class Study, Other Activities
7. Week Chemical Structure of wood Preparation, After Class Study
8. Week Physical properties of wood materials, relation between wood and water, moisture, hygroscopic equilibrium
9. Week Drying of wood materials
10. Week Impregnate
11. Week Composite wood products (veneer, plywood, lumber core plywood and their usage)
12. Week Composite wood products (particleboard, fiberboard and their usage)
13. Week Laminate, Laminated wood materials
14. Week Engineering veneers
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
The Matrix for Course & Program Learning Outcomes
No Program Requirements Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Students gain an advanced and contemporary knowledge and practical skill after general or vocational high school qualification. To obtain an ability to support his/her knowledge and practical skill with technical sources and equipment and to use basic and principle technical terminology of wood works industrial engineering. Student gain an insight to the subject to analyze, discuss, evaluate and bring about solutions for the problems in metal technologies and related teaching subjects. He/She gains an ability to solve problems in wood works industrial engineering using general and foundational since and knowledge.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 DK6 DK7 DK8
PY1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Recommended Sources
Ders Kitabı veya Notu Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır.
Diğer Kaynaklar
  • • Örs, Y., and Keskin, H., 2001,Wood Material Knowledge, KOSGEB Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organization, Kale Printing House, Ankara.
  • • Berkel, A.,1970, Wood Material Technology, I.U. Faculty of Forest’s Publications, Publication Number:1448-147, 212-248, Istanbul
  • • Bozkurt,. A. Y., Erdin, N., 2000, Wood Anatomy, I.U. Faculty of Forest’s Publications, Publication Number: 4263-466, 198-201, Istanbul.
  • Dinçel, K., Çelebi, N., Şanıvar, N., Ağaç Teknolojisi, Milli Eğitim Basımevi, İstanbul 1970.
Evaluation Method
Güz Dönemi
Responsible Personnel Grup Evaluation Method Percentage
Prof. Dr. Mehmet BUDAKÇI Vize 25.00
Prof. Dr. Mehmet BUDAKÇI Ödev 20.00
Prof. Dr. Mehmet BUDAKÇI Kanaat 5.00
Prof. Dr. Mehmet BUDAKÇI Final 50.00
Toplam 100.00
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Ders İçi
Class Hours 14 3 42
Ders Dışı
Homework 1 24 24
Preparation, After Class Study 1 10 10
Research 1 20 20
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
Total Workload 102
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 4.0