3A Expertise - Course: "WOOD: a local resource for sustainable construction"

This expertise in third year ofgeneral engineer, followed by under a professional training contract or as a student, will train you for your integration into the wood processing and construction industries, with a focus on mechanics and production engineering.

Joffrey Viguier: joffrey.viguier@ensam.eu, 385595357

RNCP 39305

Train engineers focused on the wood processing and construction industries, with a focus on mechanics and production engineering;
Provide engineers with the tools they need to design wood structures and master manufacturing process engineering, production organization, and management.

Module 1: Context of the Wood Industry and Material (20 hours)

Context and economic data for the wood industry
Development and structural organization of natural wood composites
Properties and technological performance of wood
Durability and preservation: mechanisms of natural wood degradation and how to prevent it
Forest tour

Module 2: Wood processing methods and products (28 hours)

Module 3: Process engineering for the recovery of local wood (32 hours)

Sawmill and secondary processing tours
Process engineering for primary processing (case study)
Processes for manufacturing technical products from local wood for construction, packaging, and furniture
Context and promotion of wood energy

Module 4: Wood mechanics and dimensioning of wood structures (70 hours)

Consolidations in the mechanics of non-deformable solids and beam theory
Mechanical behavior of wood material – orthotropy and variability
Technical products made from solid wood and wood derivatives and their implementation
The challenge of non-destructive wood characterization—a major technological issue for the development of local resources
Traditional wood constructions
Dimensioning of timber structures according to Eurocode 5
Presentation of structural dimensioning software
Assembly screws and connectors

Manager: Joffrey Viguier
Teaching team: Robert Collet, Louis Denaud, Stéphane Girardon, Guillaume Pot, Joffrey Viguier
Experts: Speakers from other universities, experts from research centers (CNRS, CIRAD, FCBA, INRA, ENSTIB, etc.) and industry representatives.

As part of their projects and training, students will have access to a technical platform with manufacturing and experimentation resources such as:

Conventional machines and numerically controlled equipment: 5-axis machining center, 3-axis router, belt sander, mortising machine;
Mechanical characterization methods: Instron 100 kN, Zwick 250 kN, bending test bench, NDT machines using vibration methods, optical scanner, and X-ray;
A peeling hall, integrated into the Xylomat platform of the Equipex Xyloforest, which allows for experimental campaigns on a 1:1 scale: oven, peeler, cutter, sharpener, dryer, gluing machine, press;
A research laboratory (instrumented micro-unwinder, surface metrology, climatic chambers, unwinding crack measurement system, goniometer)

Technical engineers and managers in design, methods, quality control, scheduling, and production departments.
Construction supervisors in wood construction.
The jobs targeted by this program are mainly in small and medium-sized businesses, but also in large industrial groups and research organizations.

Design of a new head saw (LBL)
Implementation of a computer-aided production management system in a sawmill (MARGARITELLI)
Diversification of the use of glued laminated Douglas fir (PROVVEDI)
Special cooperage machine (DARGAUD and JAEGLE)
Optimization of furniture assembly (MOBALPA)
Algorithm optimization for CompuTree software (ONF)
Design and manufacture of a range of eco-friendly homes (Laffly Architecture Design)
Industrialization of the manufacturing process for the roof structure of the Nice Stadium (Arbonis)
Development of new carpentry products (Ducerf Group)
Lean management in construction site management (Bouygues Construction Bois)