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Wood Information Sheet 2/3-57 Specifying wood-based panels for structural use
Publication Year
2021
Document Status
Current
Abstract
UKCA and CE marking, design considerations, specification and guidance on maintaining fitness for purpose of cement bonded particleboard, fibreboard, oriented strand board (OSB), resin bonded particleboard (chipboard), plywood and solid wood panels.
Document History
June 2021 edition. Supersedes the March 2018 edition. First published 2005; revised 2013, 2016, 2018 and 2021.
Publisher Information
BM TRADA
BM TRADA originates during the 1930s when a forerunner of what later became the Timber Research and Development Association (TRADA) was set up to promote the use of wood in construction. Their publishing programme delivers an extensive range of timber information - Eurocode 5 guidance, span tables, Wood Information Sheets and technical manuals on timber structures, characteristics, performance aspects such as fire and durability, and common applications.
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