Structural and Non-Structural Wood Testing
Lumber and engineered wood products enjoy a long history of use in the building industry. As a result, many wood products already benefit from standard specifications and test methods created for and by their industry. That also leads to the expectation by building officials and professional designers that all wood products will comply with appropriate standards. With the pressure of developing new standards off their shoulders, forward-thinking manufacturers focus instead on working with the right third-party agencies to help them best comply with existing standards and meet their customers’ needs.
ICC-ES accredited labs conduct code-compliance tests for various types of wood products, including but not limited to:
- Laminated wood structural panel
- Medium-density fiberboard (MDF)
- Oriented strand board (OSB)
- Oriented structural strawboard
- Particleboard
- Plywood
- Proprietary sheathing
- Proprietary wood structural panels
- Structural wood-based and engineered wood products
- Wood panel siding
Below is a list of standards or criteria that may be included in test plans for wood products:
- ANSI A208.1: Particleboard
- ANSI A208.2: Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF) for Interior Applications
- ANSI/APA PRP 210: Standard for Performance-Rated Engineered Wood Siding
- ASTM D5456: Standard Specification for Evaluation of Structural Composite Lumber Products
- ICC-ES AC14: Acceptance Criteria for Prefabricated Wood I-Joists
- ICC-ES AC47: Acceptance Criteria for Structural Wood-based Products
- ICC-ES AC182: Acceptance Criteria for Wood-based Structural Use Panels
- ICC-ES AC266: Acceptance Criteria for Wood Structural Panel Roof Sheathing Factory-laminated with an Alternative Roof Underlayment
- ICC-ES AC269: Acceptance Criteria for Racking Shear Evaluation of Proprietary Sheathing Materials Used as Bracing Wall Panels
- ICC-ES AC307: Acceptance Criteria for Oriented Structural Straw Board (OSSB)
- ICC-ES AC310: Acceptance Criteria for Water-resistive Membranes Factory-bonded to Wood-based Structural Sheathing, Used as Water-resistive barriers
- PS 1: Structural Plywood
- PS 2: Performance Standard for Wood-Based Structural-Use Panels