Wood Resource Utilization

Wood is significantly different from other agricultural and marine products in that, with proper management, it can store carbon over the long term. Maximizing this capability could potentially help mitigate global warming. Our laboratory is working toward further mitigating global warming by recycling wood. Additionally, we are conducting research on the effective use of wood resources by combining recycled wood with adhesive technologies.

	Prof.KORAI Hideaki E-mail: korai [at] okayama-u.ac.jp Wood resources, Wood-based materials, Wood adhesion, Recycled wood, Carbon storage Directory of Researchers 　 Link to Homepage

Wood is significantly different from other agricultural and marine products in that, with proper management, it can store carbon over the long term. Maximizing this capability could potentially help mitigate global warming. Our laboratory is working toward further mitigating global warming by recycling wood. Additionally, we are conducting research on the effective use of wood resources by combining recycled wood with adhesive technologies.

	Asst. Prof. SUDO Ryutaro E-mail:sudoryutaro [at] okayama-u.ac.jp wood-based material, timber engineering Directory of Researchers 　 Link to Homepage

Wood has the mechanical anisotropy and biological defects; moreover, wood-based materials and timber composite members are made by bonding or connecting multiple elements made from such wood. Therefore, their mechanical behavior is complex and difficult to predict. By combining experiments, analysis, and theory from various perspectives, we are finding ways to estimate the strength of wood-based materials and the connection based on the original properties of wood, and we are working to propose guidelines for structurally optimal material and structural design.