Specifying wood-based panels for structural use
This Wood Information Sheet covers the following wood-based panels intended for structural use: cement-bonded particleboard, fibreboard, oriented strand board (OSB), resin-bonded particleboard (also known as chipboard), plywood and solid wood panels.
Boards of these types, intended for use in construction, fall under the scope of the harmonised Standard BS EN 13986 Wood-based panels for use in construction. Characteristics, evaluation of conformity and marking and must therefore carry a CE mark.
Contents:
- CE Marking
- Design
- Specification
- Maintaining fitness for purpose
- Example specifications
Suggested Reading
Specification and use of wood-based panels in exterior situations
Certain types of wood-based panels can be used in demanding exterior situations. However, they must be correctly specified, detailed, installed and maintained, in order to provide the desired performance and service life.
Exterior use covers a wide range of situations. They may be fully exposed to wetting by...
12/04/2017 | Wood Information Sheet
Introduction to wood-based panel products
Wood-based panel products are sheet materials that contain a significant amount of wood in the form of strips, veneers, chips, strands or fibres. The categories described in this Wood Information Sheet (WIS) are:
- Plywoods
- Particleboards
- Oriented Strand Board (OSB)
- Fibre building boards
Within each of the above...
04/04/2016 | Wood Information Sheet
Panel Guide
PanelGuide V4 gives information on the properties, applications and end uses of all the main types of wood-based panel:
- medium density fibreboard (MDF)
- fibreboard (hardboard, mediumboard, softboard)
- oriented strand board (OSB)
- particleboard (chipboard, flaxboard, cement-bonded particleboard)
- plywood (including blockboard and laminboard).
This interactive PDF is aimed at construction professionals (specifiers, designers,...
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