Characterization of major, unused, and unvalued Indonesian wood species, 1: Dependencies of mechanical properties in transverse direction on the changes of moisture content and/or temperature
2004
Sudijono (Indonesian Inst. of Sciences, Bogor (Indonesia)) | Dwianto, W. | Yusuf, S. | Iida, I. | Furuta, Y. | Minato, K.
Mechanical property changes due to the moisture content (MC) and/or temperature changes were examined for 15 Indonesian wood species. A static bending test was carried out at 20 deg C, 65% relative humidity (air-dry), and water-saturated at 20 deg C (wet-20) and 80 deg C (wet-80). For individual test conditions, modulus of elasticity (MOE) and modulus of rupture (MOR) increased linearly with specific gravity regardless of wood species; however, maximum deflection did not correlate with specific gravity for any MC or temperature conditions. The relative values of MOE and MOR measured in wet-20 to air-dry conditions were variously affected from slightly to strongly depending on the wood species. However, the relative values always decreased markedly when saturated in water at 80 deg C, regardless of wood species. The relative MOE, MOIL, and maximum deflection values due to the change in MC or MC and temperature combined were independent of specific gravity but may be dependent on wood type: softwood or hardwood.
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