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FIBRE-SATURATION POINT [1 record]

Record 1 2002-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Treatment of Wood
DEF

The point in drying wood at which all free moisture has been removed from the cell itself while the cell wall remains saturated with absorbed moisture.

OBS

It usually is taken as 25% to 30% moisture content, based on oven dry weight.

OBS

fibre-saturation point: term reproduced with the permission of the copyright holder, CSA International, 178 Rexdale Blvd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M9W 1R3. However, CSA International shall not be responsible for the manner in which the information is presented, nor for any interpretations thereof. This CSA International material may not have been updated to reflect amendments subsequently made to the original content. For further information, contact CSA International.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des bois
DEF

Degré d'humidité du bois lorsque toute l'eau libre en est extraite et que les parois des cellules sont encore saturées.

OBS

Au-delà de ce point, toute perte additionnelle d'eau se traduit par une variation dimensionnelle du bois.

OBS

point de saturation des fibres : terme retenu par le Comité technique de la terminologie française du bois de l'Association canadienne de normalisation.

Key term(s)
  • point de saturation des membranes

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la madera
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