ASSIGNMENT 2:

Problem 1: A piece of green Apitong wood weighs 25 g. It is dried in a constant temperature oven at
102 ± 3°C until repeated weighing showed no further loss in weight. If the constant weight is
15 g., what is the moisture content?

Problem 2: A series of moisture meter readings indicate that the average MC of White Lauan is 16%. If
its weight is 46 lbs, what weight of water does it contain?

Problem 3: Test showed that the ovendry weight of almon is 40 g. How much will it weigh if it absorbs
moisture up to 30% MC?

Problem 4: A thousand board feet (1 BF = 1” x 12” x 12”) of green White Lauan lumber, at an average
MC of 45%, weighs 7,500 kg. How much will it weigh if it is dried to 15% MC?

Problem 5: A thousand board feet Taguile lumber weighs 4,150 lbs. at an average MC of 60% when
green. What will be the loss in weight if it dries to an average MC of 8%?

Problem 6: Consider a situation where 40,000 bd ft of lumber, weighing 3,800 lbs per MBF when green,
is to be shipped. The shipping cost is $3 per hundred pounds. The lumber is estimated to have
an average of 60% MC when green. How much money would be saved in shipping cost if these
lumber were dried to 15% MC prior to shipping?