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Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 1 Relative humidity (RH) levels in the experiments and the corresponding equilibrium moisture contents (EMC)

From: A two-variable model for predicting the effects of moisture content and density on compressive strength parallel to the grain for moso bamboo

No.

RH, Av. (%)

EMC, Av. (%)

Approaches for conditioning

A

2.9

0.26

Silica gel

B

37.1

4.84

Lithium chloride

C

53.9

8.68

Potassium carbonate

D

74.1

14.03

Sodium chloride

E

97.3

21.09

Nitrate of potash

F

25.87

Water soaked

G

37.36

Water soaked

H

110.21

Water soaked