Bero, Mara Anjela D.

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CE 405/ Construction Materials and
Testing
BSCE/ 2nd Year/ CE22S10/Assignment 4.1
Engr. Heber John de Vera

Identify at least three wood products (with images) used in the construction industry and
discuss its use and properties.

Write on a letter size bond paper. Follow the format provided for your submission.

1. Laminated veneer lumber (LVL)

It is an EWP (Engineered Wood Product) made up of multiple layers of thin wood
assembled with adhesives. It is regularly utilized for headers, rimboard, and edge-forming
material. It is also used for permanent structural applications including beams and rafters.
LVL offers a few points of interest over normal processed timber: Made in a production
line under controlled determinations, it is more grounded, straighter, and more uniform.
Because of its composite nature, it is significantly less likely to twist, warp, bow, or shrink.
It is much stronger than ordinary processed lumber, it can allow higher stress. Its
Modulus of elasticity is 24% higher than that of solid spruce, while its bending strength is
twice as high.
2. Oriented Strand Board (OSB)
It is similar to particle board, made by compressing layers of wood strands in specific
orientations and bonded by adhesives. OSB is produced in a variety of types and
thicknesses. It is usually composed of three layers, with the strands of the outer two
layers orientated in a particular direction, more often than not in the long direction of
the panel. It is extensively used for wall sheathing, floor underlayment, roof cover
and I-joist in both commercial and residential building. It is also used in furniture,
reels, trailer liners and recreational vehicle floors. Compared to plywood, it is
much stronger in shear.
3. I-joist
An engineered wood joist, that has great strength in relation to its size and weight. It is
designed to help eliminate typical problems that come with using solid lumber as joists.
I-joists are composed of top and bottom flanges, which resist bending, united with webs,
which provide outstanding shear resistance. It is less likely to bow, crown, twist, cup,
check or split like a dimensional piece of lumber. It is usually used in residential floor
and roof framing. They are ideal for long spans, including continuous spans over
intermediate supports. But the lightweight nature of the I-joists makes it more
vulnerable to fire.