This paper summarises the existing literature on water ingress and egress concerns in mass
timber products. The main emphasis of this review paper is to identify and present the …

Sorption isotherms describe the relation between the equilibrium moisture content of a
material and the ambient relative humidity. Most materials exhibits sorption hysteresis, that …

Wood is a porous, hygroscopic material that can take up water both within cell walls (cell-
wall water) and in the macrovoid structure (capillary water). Therefore, moisture transport in …

Low-field nuclear magnetic resonance (LFNMR) relaxometry was applied to determine the
spin-spin relaxation time (T 2) of water-saturated Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) …

Water is a key element for wood performance, as water molecules interact with the wood
structure and affect important material characteristics such as mechanical properties and …

Wood is a porous, hygroscopic material with engineering properties that depend
significantly on the amount of water (moisture) in the material. Water in wood can be present …

Sorption of water has a profound effect on the material properties of wood. The uptake of
water vapour in wood and other materials releases more heat than the condensation of …

Decay prediction models are frequently used to estimate the service life of wooden
components. These models require knowledge of how the material climate, ie moisture …

In performance-based durability design, relating the in-use conditions of wooden members
to their moisture content is an important step. In the present study, the effects of detail design …

The moisture adsorption/desorption and swelling/shrinkage behavior of Catalpa bungei
wood samples were documented in real-time at a mesoscopic scale using dynamic vapor …