Course code MatZ2002

Credit points 2.25

Wood Cutting Processes

Total Hours in Course60

Number of hours for lectures16

Number of hours for seminars and practical classes8

Responsible UnitInstitute of Civil Engineering and Wood Processing

Course developer

author Būvniecības un kokapstrādes institūts

Andis Ābele

Dr. sc. ing.

Course abstract

Sense of the cutting processes of wood and wood-based materials. Main factors influencing the cutting processes. Interaction of wood and cutting tool into the cutting process. The physical phenomena, characteristic for the cutting processes, coherency of these gualitative and guantitative indices and influence of the cutting parameters on these indices. Optimization of the wood cutting processes.

Compulsory reading

1. Tuherms H. Koksnes griešanas teorijas pamati // Lekcija. - Jelgava: LLA, 1979. - 29 lpp
2. Tuherms H. Koksnes griešanas režīmu parametru aprēķini // Lekcija. - Jelgava: LLA, 1984. - 43 lpp.
3. Бершадский Ф. Л., Цветкова Н.И. Резание древесины . - Минск: Вышэйшая школа, 1975.- 303 с.

Further reading

1. Anders Gronlund. Trabearbetning. - Stockholm: Liber Tryck AB, 1986. - S 494.
2. Кох Петер. Процессы механической обработки древесины / Перевод с английского. - Москва: Лесная промышленность, 1969. - 328 с.
3. Любченко В.И. Резание древесины и древесных материалов // Учебное пособие. - Москва: Лесная промишленность, 1986. - 293 с.

Periodicals and other sources

1. Latvijas kokrūpniecības un meža nozaru mēnešraksts "Lietaskoks".
2. Starptautisks žurnāls "Baltijas koks" un "Baltic Timber Journal".
3. Koka nozares laikraksts "Holz-Zentralblatt".
4. Žurnāls "Timber Industry Magazine".