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