Chapter 3 Rated plywood and panels

Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. Exposure 1 panels would be used ____.

• where permanent exposure to weather or moisture would occur

• where long delays in construction may cause the panels to be exposed to the weather

• where only moderate exposure to weather is expected

• only if moisture would never get on the panel

Oriented strand board panels are arranged in three to five layers with each layer ____.

• at right angles to each other

• parallel to each other

• perpendicular to each other

• randomly to each other

OSB stands for ____.

• Over Strength Board

• Outer Side Board

• Oriented Strand Board

• Outer Strength Board

Composite panels are commonly called ____.

• wafer board

• particle board

• aspenite

• COM-PLY

The largest association of engineered panel grading is the ____.

• Western Panel Association

• Plywood Association of America

• Grade Stamp Association of America

• Engineered Wood Association

Nonveneered panels are commonly called ____.

• plywood

• composite board

• oriented strand board

• cross-laminated wood veneer

Panels with ____ or better veneer faces are always sanded smooth.

• B-grade

• C-grade

• 2-grade

• 3-grade

Softwood plywood is commonly made with ____ layers.

• two, four, or six

• three, four, or six

• three, four, five, or seven

• three, five, seven, or nine

Large reconstituted wood sheets or panels are ____.

• not allowed to be used in construction

• engineered panels

• architectural panels

• construction panels

The letters C, D for a sheet of plywood would mean ____.

• Consistency Density

• Content Density

• Classification Density

• one face is C grade and the other face is D grade