Effect of moisture loss on red oak sawlog weight

Edward L. Adams

Treesearch

Effect of moisture loss on red oak sawlog weight

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Edward L. Adams

Year:

1971

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Research Note NE-133. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 4p.

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Abstract

A study was made to determine the effect of moisture loss on the weights of red oak sawlogs. The logs, ranging from 9 to 21 inches in scaling diameter and from 8 to 14 feet in length, were dried for a 12-week period. The 21-log sample lost 7.6 percent of the total green sawlog weight. The weight loss for individual logs ranged from 5.3 to 14.5 percent. In general, as log size and weight increased, the percent of weight loss decreased.

Citation

Adams, Edward L. 1971. Effect of moisture loss on red oak sawlog weight. Research Note NE-133. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 4p.