Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

WPE 306 — Basic Properties of Wood

2 units · WPE department course · Nigerian universities

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

• describe how wood is formed, know the principal cell types and their function in wood; relate the anatomy and cell wall structure of wood to its physical and mechanical properties; identify some major commercial timber species in Nigeria; a

Course contents

Structure of woods and its influence on wood properties; gross characteristics of wood; macro and microscopic features of hardwoods. Wood and water interactions. General consideration of physical and mechanical properties of wood. Identifications of Nigeria wood at the macroscopic level.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study WPE 306.

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