Answer:
a) Δd(change in wood diameter) = 5%
b) The wood would swell since the moisture content is increasing which will also led to increase in the wood's diameter
C) new diameter (D2) = 10.5 in
Explanation:
Wood pole diameter = 10 inches
moisture content = 5%
FSP = 30%
A) The percentage change in the wood's diameter
note : moisture fluctuations from 5% to 30% causes dimensional changes in the wood but above 30% up to 55% causes no change. hence this formula can be used to calculate percentage change in the wood's diameter
Δd/d = 1/5(30 - 5)
Δd/d = 5%
Δd = 5%
B) would the wood swell or shrink
The wood would swell since the moisture content is increasing which will also led to increase in the wood's diameter
C) The new diameter of the wood
D2 = D + D( )
D = initial diameter= 10 in , M1 = initial moisture content = 5%
therefore D2 = 10 + 10( 5/100 )
new diameter (D2) = 10.5 in