TY  - JOUR
T1  - Moisture Content Assessment of Heat Treated Malaysian Timber: The Case of Keruing (<I>Dipterocarpus</I> sp.) And Light Red Meranti (<I>Shorea</I> sp.)
AU - Farhana Md Noh, Nur Ilya AU - Ahmad, Zakiah AU - Mohd Hashim, Mohd Hisbany 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 11
IS  - 8
SP  - 1784
EP  - 1787
PY  - 2016
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2016.1784.1787
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2016.1784.1787
KW  - Malaysian timber
KW  -heat treatment
KW  -moisture content
KW  -hardware
KW  -practice
AB  - In order to improve a timber natural quality and equip the timber with new upgraded properties, the timber must be treated. One of the methods of treatment which is environmental friendly is heat treatment. The high level of temperature used in this treatment will modify the properties of timber by using high temperature instead of using chemical preservatives as common practice. This study presents the effect of heat treatment on physical properties which is moisture content for two types of Malaysia hardwood timber namely keruing and light red meranti. Ceramic fiber had been used as material to design an electronic furnace was used as an oven for the heat treatment process. The result shows a reduction in moisture content for both species after heat treatment and the difference is significant. Lower in moisture content indicates a positive indicator which theoretically leading to the increment of movement stability and maximise the strength because mechanical properties is increasing when moisture content is low.
ER  -