Sumários
Practical lesson: the making of paper
10 Outubro 2025, 11:15 • José Afonso Rodrigues Graça
Practical lesson: making paper sheets in the laboratory
Fiber-based materials
9 Outubro 2025, 11:15 • José Afonso Rodrigues Graça
Fibreboards: wood raw materials
Medium Density Fibreboard (MDF): Features and uses
MDF manufacturing process
Pressurized thermomechanical defibrator
Fibre refining operation
Mat formation_Dry process
Low-density fibreboard (Softboard): Features and uses
High-density fibreboard (Hardboard): Features and uses
Mechanical defibrator
Mat forming_wet process
Fibreboards properties
Pulp and papers
Wood fibers and pulping
Papermaking process
Bonding in paper
Laminated-timber structural materials
3 Outubro 2025, 11:15 • José Afonso Rodrigues Graça
Glued Laminated Timber (GLULAM): features and uses
Mechanical resistance of GLULAM
Production of GLULAM
Finger-joints and lamellas bonding
Pressing and curved structures
Examples of GLULAM structures
Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT): features and uses
CLT: production and properties
Building with CLT
Fire resistance of laminated timber
Other structural wood composites: PSL, I-Beams
Particle-based materials
2 Outubro 2025, 11:15 • José Afonso Rodrigues Graça
Particleboard: features and uses
Manufacturing process for particleboard
Particles: shape and size
Classification of particles
Particle drying
Mixing particles and adhesive
Mat formation and pressing
Properties of particleboard
Oriented Strand Board (OSB): features and uses
OSB: Strands particles
OSB: Mat formation
Cement-bonded wood-based panels
Veneer and veneer-based materials
26 Setembro 2025, 11:15 • José Afonso Rodrigues Graça
Plywood: definition, properties and uses
Wood veneers
The manufacture of plywood
Veneer production by rotary cutting - peeling
The role of the pressure bar
Veneer production by horizontal cutting - slicing
Veneer drying
Veneer laying and hot pressure
Plywood properties
Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL): definition, properties and uses
The manufacture of LVL