Question: Civil Engineering Materials # 1 0 . 9 A wood pole with a diameter of 1 0 i n . has a moisture content of

Civil Engineering Materials #10.9
A wood pole with a diameter of 10in. has a moisture content of 5%. The fiber saturation point (FSP) for this wood is 30%. The wood shrinks or swells 1%(relative to the green dimensions) in the radial direction for every 5% change in moisture content below FSP.
What would be the percent change in the wood's diameter if the wood's moisture is increased to 55%?
Would the wood swell or shrink?
What would be the new diameter?
Civil Engineering Materials # 1 0 . 9 A wood pole

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