Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 1, Number 18, DeMotte, Jasper County, 24 November 1932 — Strength of Wood [ARTICLE]

Strength of Wood

Dry wood is as much as two and one-half times as strong as the same wood in the green, or natural growing state, says the forest service, of the United States Department of Agriculture. The strength of the dry wood compared to green wood varies with the type of tree, the amount of moisture it contains, and similar factors. The forest service has studied the problem of moisture and strength in wood for the last 25 years and has worked out formulas for finding the strength of wood under different moisture conditions.