Table 3.
Moisture absorption and desorption capacity of control and punched materials
Condition | Absorption (Temp. 23°C, RH 55%) | Desorption (Temp. 23°C, RH 30%) |
Time (hr.) |
Materials | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 24 |
Hinoki | Control (g/m2) | 0 | 8.50 | 12.00 | 19.50 | 23.00 | 13.50 | 11.00 | 8.00 | 7.50 |
Punched (g/m2) | 0 | 10.50 | 16.50 | 25.00 | 29.50 | 19.50 | 15.00 | 12.00 | 9.50 |
Larch | Control (g/m2) | 0 | 6.50 | 9.50 | 15.30 | 18.00 | 11.50 | 9.50 | 6.50 | 6.50 |
Punched (g/m2) | 0 | 9.50 | 13.00 | 24.00 | 27.00 | 18.00 | 14.00 | 9.50 | 9.00 |
Douglas fir | Control (g/m2) | 0 | 6.50 | 11.50 | 18.50 | 21.00 | 14.00 | 11.50 | 9.00 | 8.00 |
Punched (g/m2) | 0 | 10.00 | 14.00 | 24.00 | 27.50 | 18.50 | 14.50 | 11.00 | 9.00 |
Plywood (Hinoki) | Control (g/m2) | 0 | 9.00 | 12.50 | 17.00 | 20.50 | 12.50 | 10.50 | 8.50 | 8.50 |
Punched (g/m2) | 0 | 14.00 | 19.50 | 27.50 | 32.00 | 22.50 | 18.50 | 14.50 | 14.00 |
WML Board | Control (g/m2) | 0 | 4.50 | 9.00 | 13.00 | 16.00 | 8.00 | 5.50 | 3.50 | 3.50 |
Punched (g/m2) | 0 | 7.50 | 11.50 | 16.50 | 20.50 | 9.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 |