NRWS 422: RESEARCH PROJECT AND REPORT WRITING
Dissertation
and Practical report writing should be submitted by candidates to the
Department in partial fulfillment for the award of Bachelor’s Degree with
Honours in Wood Science.
- Senior Lecturer: Stephen Stephen Mattia
NRWS 421: SEMINARS
Candidates
are mandated to take seminar classes before writing their final comprehensive
examination.
NRWS 324: ADVANCED PHYSICAL BEHAVIOR OF WOOD
Introduction to wood processing; broad classification of forest products, Wood as an industrial raw material, Wood Machining: Orthogonal cutting and peripheral milling; Geometry of the sawtooth, Too…
- Lecturer: Stephen Stephen Mattia
NRWS 323: PLANT LAYOUT FOR WOOD INDUSTRIES
Plant layout, Definition, Determinants of plant layout, Importance of plant layout, Objectives of plant layout, Factors influencing plant layout, Dynamics of plant layout, Principles of plant layout,…
- Lecturer: Ibrahim Robinson Kargbo
NRWS 322: MARKETING OF FOREST PRODUCTS
Timber standardization, Timber Grading Terminologies, System of Appearance Grading, Main uses of U.K. and Sierra Leone Hardwoods, Buyers checklist for suppliers, Marketing cost and margins, Ways of c…
- Lecturer: Gbessay Ehlogima Sam Momoh
NRWS 321: SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION
Definition of sustainable construction, Fundamental of sustainable building and design, the importance of place: Site, Transportation and Land use issues. Energy efficient design, ‘Green’ Material Se…
- Lecturer: Ibrahim Robinson Kargbo
HWS 228: WOOD AS INDUSTRIAL RAW MATERIAL IN COMPARISON TO OTHER STRUCTURAL
Raw material overview.
Raw material: selection, specification and certification. Manufacturing:
material and processing. Current Environmental issues and challenges.
- Lecturer: Stephen Stephen Mattia
HWS 227: WOOD UTILIZATION
Physical properties of wood in relation to its uses – wood moisture content, density and specific gravity; thermal properties – conductivity, insulation and expansion of wood; electrical conductivity…
- Lecturer: Ibrahim Robinson Kargbo
HWS 226: WOOD PROPERTIES
Wood properties - moisture insulation, mechanical, acoustical, electrical and thermal conductivity. Impact of properties on end use. Wood degradation prevention and treatment of infested wood.
- Lecturer: abdulai barrie
HWS 225: WOOD SEASONING AND EFFECTS
Types of seasoning methods- advantages and disadvantages, impact on sale price and durability in service, natural kiln and progressive kiln. Determination of moisture content by moisture meter and ov…
- Lecturer: Abdulai Barrie
HWS 224: WOOD PLANKS/ DIMENSIONS AND END USE
Wood planks dimensions and enduse, list of timber dimensions on the market: 1’’×12’’×14’, 2’’×12’’×14’, 2’’×6’’×14’, 3’’×4’’×14’, 2’’×4’’×14’, fillets (1’’×3’’×14’). Logs as local bridges- variable d…
- Lecturer: Ibrahim Robinson Kargbo
HWS 223: WOOD SCIENCE
Define
wood properties, types of wood, oil in woods, development of cells and tissues,
wood anatomy, importance of wood properties, moisture in wood deterioration,
pulping of wood.
- Lecturer: Ibrahim Robinson Kargbo