1. Living tree species, wood quality grading, and usage of timber in structures, types of wood products. 2. Types of laminated wood, agglomerated wood with mineral or organic binder component. 3. Macroscopic features of wood, anisotropy of wood. 4. The microscopic wood structure, description of the basic elements of wood. 5. Submicroscopic structure of wood, composition of cellular elements, the chemical composition of wood. 6. Physical properties of wood, in particular regarding the moisture sorption/desorption, adsorption hysteresis, thermal properties. 7. The visco-elastic properties of wood, the strength characteristics. 8. Wood/timber defects. 9. Metals – classification, properties, production of pig iron. 10. Production of steel, labelling of steel for concrete and stainless steel, alloying of steel. 11. Cast-iron production, classification of cast-irons, types of metal melting processes. 12. The crystalline structure of iron, the structural components of steel, the system Fe-C, the thermal treatment of steel. 13. Non-ferrous metals, technical alloys.

1. Introduction of schedule of the exercise lectures (application and usage of characteristics achieved in laboratory to in-situ application timber or steel structures). 2. Macroscopic characteristics of trees, identifying genus of unknown tree species based on macroscopic characters. 3. Physical properties of solid wood depend on different levels of moisture I – Determination of moisture content, water absorption, bulk density (conventional, at a moisture content) of different wood species. 4. Physical properties of solid wood depend on different levels of moisture II – Determination of swelling and shrinking of the various wood species. 5. Physical and mechanical properties of solid wood I – Determination of compressive strength along the fibres of different wood species, tensile strength along the fibres. 6. Physical and mechanical properties of solid wood II – Determination of compressive strength across fibres of different wood species, tensile strength across the grain. 7. Physical and mechanical properties of solid wood III – Determination of modulus of elasticity (MOE) of different wood species. 8. Technological properties of wood, chemical treatments – Determination of depth penetration of chemical substance by vacuum treatment – evidence of boron. 9. Agglomerated wood, Determination of flexural strength, tensile strength perpendicular to the board (chipboard). 10. Hardness of wood and metal. 11. Physical and mechanical properties of steel, Determination of tensile strength of steel. 12. Technological properties of steel, impact toughness. 13. Examination test.