Moisture content of wood for interior use...Douglas-fir and robusta eucalyptus samples studied

R. Sidney Boone

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Moisture content of wood for interior use...Douglas-fir and robusta eucalyptus samples studied

Informally Refereed

Authors:

R. Sidney Boone

Year:

1967

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

Res. Note PSW-RN-152. Berkeley, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 6 p

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Abstract

Panels of Douglas-fir and robusta eucalyptus blocks showed little seasonal variation in Equilibrium Moisture Content (EMC) of wood at 19 indoor locations on Oahu, Hawaii. Differences in EMC between locations were more variable. Minimum EMC at nonair-conditioned locations was 10 percent;at air-conditioned locations. 8 percent. Maximum EMC at nonairconditioned locations was 16 percent; at air-conditioned locations, 12 percent.

Keywords

Pseudotsuga menziesii/menziesii, Eucalyptus robusta, Hawaii, moisture content, equilibrium moisture content, seasonal variation, air conditioning, indoor locations

Citation

Boone, R. Sidney. 1967. Moisture content of wood for interior use...Douglas-fir and robusta eucalyptus samples studied. Res. Note PSW-RN-152. Berkeley, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 6 p.