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  2. Oriented strand board - Wikipedia

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    Oriented strand board (OSB) is a type of engineered wood, formed by adding adhesives and then compressing layers of wood strands (flakes) in specific orientations. It was invented by Armin Elmendorf in California in 1963. [ 1 ]

  3. Plywood - Wikipedia

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    The sizes of the most commonly used plywood sheets are 4 by 8 feet (1,220 mm × 2,440 mm) [20] which was first used by the Portland Manufacturing Company, who developed modern veneer core plywood for the 1905 Portland World Fair. A common metric size for a sheet of plywood is 1200 × 2400 mm. 5 × 5 feet (1,500 × 1,500 mm) is also a common ...

  4. Talk:Oriented strand board - Wikipedia

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    How does OSB differ from chipboard or particle board? osb: thickness:6mm 8mm 9mm 12mm 15mm 18mm 21mm size:1220*2440mm 1250*2500mm glue:MR,WBP,E1,E2 moisture:3-12% density:680-740kg/CBM features of osb 1 tight construction and high strength 2 minimum twisting ,delamination and warping 3 no rotten and decay ,strong against corrosion and fire 4 water proof ,consistent when exposed in the natural ...

  5. Structural insulated panel - Wikipedia

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    SIP is a sandwich structured composite, consisting of an insulating layer of rigid core sandwiched between two layers of structural board. The board can be sheet metal, fibre cement, magnesium oxide board (MgO), plywood or oriented strand board (OSB), and the core can either be expanded polystyrene foam (EPS), extruded polystyrene foam (XPS ...

  6. Engineered wood - Wikipedia

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    Large self-supporting wooden roof built for Expo 2000 in Hanover, Germany. Engineered wood, also called mass timber, composite wood, man-made wood, or manufactured board, includes a range of derivative wood products which are manufactured by binding or fixing the strands, particles, fibres, or veneers or boards of wood, together with adhesives, or other methods of fixation [1] to form ...

  7. Oriented structural straw board - Wikipedia

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    OSSB can replace wood oriented strand board (OSB) and particle board in structural and non-structural applications, such as interior and exterior walls for house construction, furniture and interior decoration.

  8. Lumber - Wikipedia

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    But besides those older (traditional and normal) situations, in recent years some product lines have been widened to also market boards in standard stock sizes; these usually retail in big-box stores and using only a relatively small set of specified lengths; [c] in all cases hardwoods are sold to the consumer by the board-foot (144 cubic ...

  9. Louisiana-Pacific - Wikipedia

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    Louisiana-Pacific begins marketing its Oriented Strand Board (OSB) as an exterior siding. 1990: Lawsuits relating to defective OSB exterior siding begin. 1996: Mark Suwyn replaces Merlo as chairman and CEO. 1998: Louisiana-Pacific acquires ABT Building Products as part of its effort to focus on the building products market. 2002