Non-woody Materials in Production of Furniture

LI003

Wood Engineering

Lecturer: Marko Petrič

1. year, 1. semester

Lectures 20 hours

Seminars

Seminar tutorials

Laboratory tutorials 15

Field work

Other work

Credit points 3 cp

Application of non-woody materials in wooden products and for surface coating – introduction;
polymers – basic introduction to their composition, structure and properties and a review of the most important polymers for applications in wood adhesives and coatings;
glasses and their properties, especially with respect to their utilisation in joinery and in furniture;
metals and their properties with a focus on their applications in the products of furniture industry;
overview of thermally and acoustically insulating materials;
materials for upholstered furniture: materials for surfaces of upholstered furniture (textile - fabrics, leather), upholstering materials, framework materials, auxiliary materials

1. Prerequisites for the work:

Entry in the corresponding year of the study programme.

2. Terms of prerequisites:

- attendance at tutorials

- colloquium from tutorials

- tutorials

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