WST 12500 Engineered Wood Products

(3 cr.) Lecture-Lab: 2-2
Offered: V
EWP provides students with an understanding of the design and manufacturing processes of wood structures. Wood structures may be constructed of sawn lumber, glulam, or engineered wood products. Laminate and overlay materials are highlighted in regard to the manufacture of panel products. Students will be introduced to material grade, properties, and uses of structural lumber, glue-laminated lumber, and structural panels. The concept of mass timber is introduced.