Are humidity and moisture content of drying lumber, the same numbers?

Subject: Are humidity and moisture content of drying lumber, the same numbers?

Date: Sun May 14 14:36:30 2000
Posted by Gerald Steede
Grade level: nonaligned School: No school entered.
City: Russellville State/Province: Arkansas Country: USA
Area of science: Engineering
ID: 958329390.Eg

Message:


Are relative humidity and moisture content of wood reading the same?  If 
wood that is air-drying were kept in a constant 60% relative humidity 
condition would it maintain 60% water content?  If not, then how low of a 
percent of water content could possibly be achieved under those 
conditions?

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