Sumários
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
Wood adhesion and adhesives
25 Setembro 2025, 11:15 • José Afonso Rodrigues Graça
Engineered wood and wood composites
Wood based panels and structural engineered wood
Classification of wood adhesives
Adhesion mechanisms: mechanical, chemical and specific adhesion
Formaldehyde-based adhesives: PF, UF, MF nad RF
Isocyanate (pMDI) resins
Thermoplastic adhesives: poly(vinyl)acetate
Resistance of glue lines
Durability of adhesives
Field trip
19 Setembro 2025, 11:15 • José Afonso Rodrigues Graça
Field trip of Restauro Florestal e Agro-florestal course