Effect of Re-Wetting Treatment on the Dimensional Changes of Sugar Maple Wood

Authors

  • Nader Naderi
  • Roger E. Hernández

Keywords:

Swelling, shrinkage, re-wetting, sugar maple

Abstract

Air-dry wood samples are often simply re-wetted by direct immersion in order to raise the moisture content above the fiber saturation point. It is assumed that this treatment has no effect on the properties of wood and is equivalent to the green condition. A preliminary study was undertaken here to evaluate the influence of water re-saturation processes on the dimensional changes in sugar maple wood. Matched samples were subjected to three different full-water saturation treatments, from a four-step mild procedure to a one-step drastic procedure. Results showed that the re-wetting process had a significant effect on swelling and shrinkage of sugar maple wood.

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2007-06-19

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