Engineered-wood
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Engineered wood, also called composite wood, includes a range of
derivative wood products which are manufactured by binding together
wood strands, fibers, or veneers with adhesives to form composite
materials. These products are engineered to precise design
specifications which are tested to meet national or international
standards.TypesEngineered wood products include plywood, masonite, medium density
fiberboard (MDF), oriented strand board (OSB), particleboard, glued
laminated timber (glulam), laminated veneer lumber (LVL), and
I-joist. Typically, engineered wood products are made from the same
hardwoods and softwoods used to manufacture lumber. Sawmill scraps
can be used. Alternatively, it is also possible to manufacture
similar engineered cellulose products from other lignin-containing
materials such as rye straw, wheat straw, hemp stalks, or sugar cane
residue, in which case they contain no actual wood but rather
so-called vegetable fibers. |
CharacteristicsEngineered wood products are used in a variety of ways, often
similarly to solid wood (lumber). Engineered wood products are
preferred over solid wood in many applications due to a certain
comparative advantages:
Because engineered wood is man-made, it can be designed to meet
application-specific performance requirements.
Large panels of engineered wood may be constructed from small trees.
Engineered wood products are often stronger and less prone to
humidity-induced warping than equivalent solid woods.
Engineered wood products are more expensive to produce than solid
lumber in terms of time, money, and energy, but enjoy economic
advantages when manufactured in large sizes due to the rarity of
trees suitable for cutting large solid-wood panels.
Although engineered wood products use the resource of wood
efficiently and therefore promote natural-resource conservation, the
required adhesives may be toxicAdhesives typesAdhesives types are of approximately 4:
1) Urea-formaldehyde resins, (UF), most common and cheapest, not
waterproof 2) Phenol-formaldehyde resins, (PF), a yellow-brown
adhesive commonly used for exterior exposure products 3)
Melamine-formaldehyde resin, (MF) a white, heat & water resistant
resin, often used in exposed surfaces in more costly designs 4) MDI
or urethane resins which are expensive and generally waterproof but
are formaldehyde free
Fiberboard
Fiberboard is a type of engineered wood product that is made out of
wood fibers. Types of fiberboard in order of increasing density
include particle board, medium-density fiberboard and hardboard,
also called high-density fiberboard. Fiberboard is sometimes used as
a synonym for particle board, but particle board usually refers to
low-density fiberboard. Plywood is not a type of fiberboard, as it
is made of thin sheets of wood, not wood fibers or particles.
Fiberboard, particularly medium-density fiberboard, is heavily used
in the furniture industry. For pieces that will be visible, a veneer
of wood is often glued onto fiberboard to give it the appearance of
conventional wood.Glued laminated timberGlued laminated timber, also called glue-lamintated beams or Glulam,
is a structural timber product composed of several layers of
dimensioned lumber glued together. By laminating several smaller
pieces of wood, a single large, strong, structural member can be
manufactured from timber of a limited dimension. These structural
members are used as vertical columns or horizontal beams, often in
curved, arching shapes.
Individual structural members are often connected with timber
rivets. A timber rivet is a high strength fastener which resembles a
nail but has a flattened oval shank with a wedge shaped head. The
rivet is driven through pre-drilled holes in a steel side plate
until the tapered head is wedged into the hole. Timber rivets have
numerous advantages over other fasteners such as bolts and shear
plates. They permit a greater load transfer per unit contact area
than any other fastener, resulting in substantial saving in the size
of steel side plates.Glulams
Glulams, like other engineered wood products, represent an efficient
use of available timber. With an increased demand for lumber
worldwide, the amount of solid timber available has steadily
declined. Glulam structural members thus makes use of smaller and
less desirable dimensions of timber, yet are engineered to be
stronger than similarly sized members comprised of solid wood.HardboardHardboard, also called high-density fiberboard, is a type of
fiberboard, which is an engineered wood product. It is similar to
particle board and medium-density fiberboard, but is much harder and
denser because it is made out of exploded wood fibers that have been
highly compressed. It is sometimes referred to as masonite because
that was the first brand.
Unlike solid wood, it is very homogeneous with no grain. However, a
wood veneer can be glued onto it to give the appearance of solid
wood. Other overlays include Formica and vinyl. It has many uses,
such as a substrate, but unlike plywood and solid wood, it has no
structural strength to speak of. It is used in construction,
furniture, appliances, automobiles and cabinetry.
Hardboard is produced in either a wet or dry process, which produce
a panel called S1S or S2S respectively. The wet process only leaves
one smooth side, but dry processed hardboard is smooth on both
sides. Like other types of fiberboard, hardboard is susceptible to
moisture damage and is generally not used outside. Tempered
hardboard is made by adding an oil that becomes a polymer when the
board is formed under high temperature and pressure. This gives it
more water resistance, hardness, rigidity and tensile strength. It
is used in construction siding.
Hardboard was invented by Daniel Manson Sutherland in 1898, at
Sunbury Common in Spelthorne near London. He formed the Patent
Impermeable Millboard Company to market and develop his invention. |
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