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EWPAA Structural Plywood and LVL Design Manual - Engineered ...

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2 <strong>Structural</strong> <strong>Plywood</strong>2.1 Introduction<strong>Structural</strong> plywood is an engineered wood panel with defined <strong>and</strong> codified physical <strong>and</strong> mechanicalproperties. <strong>Structural</strong> plywood in Australia <strong>and</strong> New Zeal<strong>and</strong> is manufactured to Australian/New Zeal<strong>and</strong>St<strong>and</strong>ard AS/NZS 2269 <strong>Plywood</strong> - <strong>Structural</strong>. This St<strong>and</strong>ard sets out the minimum performancerequirements for the manufacture of structural plywood acceptable to users, specifiers, manufacturers<strong>and</strong> building authorities in Australia <strong>and</strong> New Zeal<strong>and</strong>. <strong>Plywood</strong> manufactured to AS/NZS 2269 issuitable for use in all permanent structures <strong>and</strong> is the plywood type intended for use in structuralapplications discussed in this manual.<strong>Structural</strong> plywood br<strong>and</strong>ed with the <strong>EWPAA</strong> / JAS-ANZ mark certifies the product has been manufacturedfit-for-purpose to the structural plywood St<strong>and</strong>ardAS/NZS 2269.<strong>Structural</strong> plywood manufactured to AS/NZS 2269 isavailable with one bond type <strong>and</strong> in a range of timberspecies, stress grades, veneer qualities, veneerarrangements (constructions) <strong>and</strong> thicknesses.2.2 Bond TypeAll structural plywood manufactured to AS/NZS 2269 has a permanent Type A phenolic resin bonding theindividual timber veneers. The Type A bond is produced from phenol or resorcinol formaldehyde <strong>and</strong> isreadily recognisable by its dark colour. The type A bond is durable <strong>and</strong> permanent under conditions offull weather exposure, long term stress, <strong>and</strong> combinations of exposure <strong>and</strong> stress.Note:Even though the structural plywood phenolic bond is durable, the plywood will only beas durable as the timber species from which it is made. If the plywood is going to beused in weather exposed applications or under other exposure conditions of severehazard, the durability of the timber veneers must be considered <strong>and</strong> the plywoodpreservative treated if required to meet the hazard requirement.2.3 Timber Species Used<strong>Structural</strong> plywood is manufactured from either hardwood or softwood timber veneers or a combinationof both. The dominant timber species used in structural plywood in Australia <strong>and</strong> New Zeal<strong>and</strong> isplantation pine (radiata, hoop or slash) however other timber species, including eucalypt hardwoods, areavailable.2.4 Stress GradesA stress grade defines a codified suite of strength <strong>and</strong> stiffness properties. There are eight possiblestress grades for structural plywood listed in AS 1720.1 Timber Structures Code. The stress grades are: F7,F8, F11, F14, F17, F22, F27 <strong>and</strong> F34. The characteristic strength <strong>and</strong> stiffness properties for each stressgrade are tabulated in the Timber Structures Code AS1720.1-1997 <strong>and</strong> reproduced in Table 5.1A, Error!Reference source not found. of this manual. The most commonly available stress grades are F8, F11<strong>and</strong> F14, higher stress grades F17, F22, F27 <strong>and</strong> F34 are also available. However availability should bechecked before specifying.2.5 Veneer QualityThere are five veneer qualities permitted for structural plywood in AS/NZS 2269. The st<strong>and</strong>ard veneerqualities are A, S, B, C, <strong>and</strong> D. The five veneer grades allow structural plywood to be specified with face<strong>and</strong> back veneer qualities to suit the intended application. These include decorative structural uses6

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