Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society
Table 1 MC distributions in poplar lumber before and after drying process
Specimen no. | Initial MC (%) | Final MC (%) | Final MC of surface layer (%) | Final MC of center layer (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
120-1 | 56.10 ± 0.55 | 40.78 ± 0.50 | 32.42 ± 0.98 | 57.88 ± 2.60 |
120-2 | 59.38 ± 1.28 | 50.26 ± 1.21 | 31.90 ± 1.00 | 53.15 ± 3.48 |
120-3 | 44.63 ± 0.44 | 34.69 ± 0.41 | 28.92 ± 2.23 | 42.06 ± 1.93 |
120-average | 53.37 ± 7.75 | 41.91 ± 7.85 | 31.08 ± 1.89 | 51.03 ± 8.12 |
130-1 | 64.42 ± 0.47 | 49.41 ± 0.42 | 33.15 ± 6.81 | 70.42 ± 1.20 |
130-2 | 54.87 ± 0.82 | 42.00 ± 0.75 | 21.95 ± 2.52 | 55.01 ± 0.39 |
130-3 | 46.72 ± 1.09 | 37.56 ± 1.03 | 34.88 ± 0.19 | 46.68 ± 2.36 |
130-average | 55.34 ± 8.86 | 42.99 ± 5.99 | 29.99 ± 7.02 | 57.37 ± 12.05 |
140-1 | 48.65 ± 1.48 | 33.17 ± 1.32 | 27.07 ± 1.31 | 46.75 ± 3.69 |
140-2 | 57.30 ± 4.27 | 40.69 ± 3.82 | 29.88 ± 4.29 | 53.89 ± 5.80 |
140-3 | 50.32 ± 2.51 | 40.18 ± 2.34 | 21.62 ± 0.66 | 52.16 ± 5.82 |
140-average | 52.09 ± 4.59 | 38.01 ± 4.21 | 26.19 ± 4.20 | 50.93 ± 3.72 |