| APPLICATIONS | General Description | Plywood Grade Rated (with span rating) | Non-Rated Plywood Grade | Bond Classification/Glue Line | Exterior veneer grades | Exposure 1 veneer grades | Span rating/support spacing and designated loading | ||
| NON-STRUCTURAL | Where appearance of both sides is important for interior applications, with smooth surfaces suitable for painting | A-A (NON-RATED) | US panels are available in two classifications: Exterior - equivalent to (BS) EN 314 Bond Class 3 or Exposure 1 (always includes D veneer) - Bond Class 2 | Face A; Inner C; Back A | Face A;Inner D; Back A | Span rating not applicable | |||
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(BS) DDCEN/TS 1099 : 2007
Plywood: biological durability – guidance for the assessment of plywood for use in different use classes
(BS) EN 1058:2009
This covers specific engineering values for design ie determining the characteristic five percentile values for mechanical properties and 50 percentile values for physical properties from test data
(BS) EN 1087-1:1995
For a boil test, (BS) EN 1087-1 provides a test method for evaluating OSB bond quality
(BS) EN 1156:2013
This standard specifies how to determine duration of load and creep factors. Use to determine mechanical durability or take the appropriate modification factors from (BS) EN 1995-1-1
(BS) EN 1195:1998
Specifies two aspects for floor decking: how to determine the strength and stiffness under a point load and separately impact resistance. See also (BS) EN 12871
(BS) EN 120 (withdrawn)
This now withdrawn standard was used to determine formaldehyde content for OSB
(BS) EN 12114:2000
(BS) EN 12114 determination of and how to express the air permeability coefficient
(BS) EN 12369-2:2011
Provides information on the characteristic values for the use of plywood in structural design