2. ENGINEERED WOOD
Introduction
Engineered wood, also called composite wood, man-made
wood, or processed wood includes a range of derivative wood
products which are manufactured by binding or fixing the
strands, particles, fibers, veneers or blocks of wood,
together with adhesives, to form composite material
ENGINEERED WOOD PRODUCTS
Wood based products (usually composites) designed to meet
application-specific performance requirements and
to take best advantage of the structural properties of the
different components
5. EWP’S addresses some of
woods problems
Natural variability of wood – strength
unpredictable, unreliable
Hygrosopicity and resulting dimensional
instability
Biodegradable – vulnerable to decay
Combustible
6. Benifts of E.W.PRODUCTS
1. Efficient use of wood through “engineering”
e.g., placing stronger and more uniform
components in areas of higher stress
2. Stable, uniform & consistent
3. More Reliable
4. Flexible with respect to shape
5. Composite products -Take advantage of best
properties of different materials
6. Higher strength rating
7. Large dimension and length possible
8. Smaller trees are utlized
9. Waste products are utized
7. Strong and Consistent
Optimize strength through
Engineered design
Put strongest components
where stresses are highest
Configure for efficient
properties
Randomization of defects
to reduce variability or
increase reliability
11. LAMINATED VENEER LUMBER
Softwood veneers produced as in plywood production
Veneers graded prior to assembly
Higher quality veneers are placed on the outsides
Veneers glued with grain running parallel to each other
LVL used on flat (I-beam flanges) or on edge (beams,
headers)11
Edge
Flat
12. LVL ENDLESS DIMENSIONS
Width 1 ½ in., 1 ¾ in., and 3 ½ in.
Depth up to 24 in.
Length up to 24m
13. LaminatedVeneer
Lumber
Variability is reduced
in one plane.
Solid wood
Variability is at its
greatest level.
Reduction of natural variability
Defects in veneer can be removed or dispersed
Variability is reduced
Yield of veneer from logs is higher than yield of solid
lumber
16. Elements: “Lamstock”, high quality dimension lumber
(1½” thick, up to 10” wide, up to 20’ long)
Product Width 3½-14 inches
Dimensions: Depth up to 8 feet
Lengthup to 140 feet
Applications: Beams, columns, arches, trusses
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Glue LaminatedTimber (Glulam)
17. GLULAM LAMINATION
Top and bottom laminations
might be different species
Finger joints along laminations
Total dimensions = 5.25” x 17.5”
(This is not a commercial sample)
19. GLUE LAMINATION LUMBER
(GLULAM)
Individual lamstock elements are stress-rated
prior to beam fabrication
Stiffer elements are placed in more critical locations
in member
Very large dimensions possible
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20. GLUE LAMINATION LUMBER
(GLULAM)
Curved members can be created
Tighter curves require thinner laminations
Architectural as well as structural
23. 2. Parallel strand lumber
(PSL)
Made from long narrow
strands (from strander not
veneer)
E.g., Aspen
Used for window joinery,
headers…
24. Parallel strand products
3. Parallam ™
Strips of waste veneer
(1/2” X 1-2’)
Laid up in large molds
Phenol Formaldehyde
Resin – Microwave cure
Mainly Douglas-fir and
Southern pine
Extremely strong and
reliable
25. Veneer products
Plywood
Flat panel built up of plies of veneer through bonding
C Cross-laminated for uniform transverse strength and
high dimensional stability
structural panels use waterproof phenol formaldehyde r
resin glue certified for exterior use
Face
Cross-bands
Core
Back
26. The properties of plywood depend on the quality of
the veneer plies, the order of layers, the adhesive
used, and the degree to which bonding conditions
are controlled during production
.
Plywood panels have significant bending strength
both along the panel and across the panel, and the
differences in strength and stiffness along the panel
length versus across the panel are much smaller than
those differences in solid wood
uses:
Construction sheathing
Wall, roof sheathing
Furniture
Cabnite boxes and panels
Box beams
27. Strand Based EWP
1. Oriented Strand Board (OSB)
OSB is manufactured in a cross-oriented pattern to create a strong, stiff structural
panel.
OSB is composed of thin rectanglar shaped wood strands arranged in laryers at righ
angle to one another, which are laid into mats that form a panel
OSB is bonded with fully waterproof adhesives most panels are also treated with
sealent on the panel edge to guard against moisture penetration
OSB has high shear strength along the edge
Not recommended for exposed exterior application unless specialy treated
29. 2. I-JOISTS
Light
Strong
Long Spans
Easy to put
wiring,
plumbing etc.
through the
web
30. PREFABRICATED WOOD I JOISTS
Prefabricated wood I-joists are made by gluing
solid sawn lumber or laminated veneer lumber
(LVL) flanges and oriented strand board (OSB)
panel web to produce a dimensionally stable
light-weight member with known engineering
properties.
The uniform stiffness, strength, and light weight
of these prefabricated structural products makes
them well suited for longer span joist and rafter
applications for both residential and commercial
construction.
The "I" shape of these products gives a high
strength to weight ratio.
31. Efficient use of wood, Stable
I-Beam is very efficient use of
materials
Neutral axis – Shear only
Compression
Tension
32. sizes
The depths of prefabricated
wood I-joists range from
241mm (9-1/2") to 508mm
(20")
Flange depths are
commonly 38mm (1-1/2")
and common flange widths
vary from 45mm (1-3/4") to
89mm (3-1/2").
Web thickness varies from
9.5mm (3/8") to 12.7mm
(1/2").
Table 1 I-Joist - Standard
Depths
Size
mm in.
241 9-1/2
292 11-1/2
302 11-7/8
318 12-1/2
356 14
406 16
457 18
508 20
33. Trusses
Structural frame relying on a triangular
arrangement of webs and chords to
transfer loads to reaction points.
•Made from timbers or from
manufactured
wood products (i.e. glulam, PSL)
•Members connected using bolts &
plates, split rings, and special
brackets & hangars
34. Trusses - Features
•unlimited shape & size
•economy
•ease of fabrication
•fast delivery
•simplified erection procedures
•all trusses are custom designed
•flexibility in layout & longspans
•shapes and size restricted only by manufacturing
capabilities, shipping limitations & handling
considerations
35. WOOD-PLASTC COMPOSITES
Any composite that contains wood & thermoset or
thermoplastic
Thermoset : Epoxy , Phenolics
Thermoplastics: PE, PP, PVC, PS
TheWPCs are produced by mixing wood flour or fiber &
plastics to produce a material that can be processed like a
conventional plastic & has the best features of wood &
plastic”
•Wood flour : Particulate, l/d 2:1 to 4:1
•Wood fiber : Reinforcing, l/d greater than 24:1
•Commonly used species : Pine, Maple Oak
•Typical particle size : 10 to 80 mesh
36. MANUFACTURING PROCESS
Two stage Process: Compounded pellets &
shaping
Commonly Used processingTechniques
Sheets & profile extrusion
Thermoforming
Compression Molding
Injection Molding
NewTrend
In-Line Compounding & Processing
38. ADHESIVES
Phenol-Formaldehyde
Phenol-formaldehyde (PF) resins are typically used in the
manufacture of plywood . GLULAM, oriented strandboard
where exposure to weather during construction is a
concern
Urea-Formaldehyde
Urea-formaldehyde (UF) resins are typically used in
the
manufacture of products used in interior applications,
primarily
particleboard and medium-density fiberboard (MDF),
39. ISOCYANATE
The isocyanate wood adhesive is a polymeric methylene
diisocyanate (pMDI). It is used as an alternative to PF resin,
primarily in composite products fabricated from strands.
pMDI resins are typically more costly than PF resins but
have more rapid cure rates and will tolerate higher moisture
contents
Bio-Based Adhesives
Bio-based adhesives, primarily protein glues, were widely
used prior to the early 1970s in construction plywood. In the
mid-1970s, they were supplanted by PF adhesives, on the
basis of the superior bond durability provided by phenolics.
The move toward “green” products has led to a renewed
interest in bio-based adhesives.