8.17.

Problems
8.1 What two major types of loading are considered in designing a wood structural panel roof or floor system that also
functions as part of the LFRS?

8.2 Regarding the fabrication of plywood panels, distinguish between (1) veneer, (2) plies, and (3) layers.

8.3 In the cross section of plywood panel shown in Figure 8.A, label the names used to describe the 5 plies.

Figure 8.A

8.4 Plywood panels (4 ft × 8 ft) of 5-ply construction (similar to that shown in Figure 8.A) are used to span between roof
joists that are spaced 16-in. o.c.

Find:

a. Sketch a plan view of the framing and the plywood, showing the plywood oriented in the strong direction.

b. Sketch a 1-ft wide cross section of the sheathing. Shade the plies that are effective in supporting the "sheathing" loads.

8.5 Repeat Prob. 8.4 except that the plywood is oriented in the weak direction.

8.6 How are the species of wood classified in the fabrication of plywood?

8.7 The plywood in Figure 8.A has a grade stamp that indicates Group 2.

Find:

a. What plies in the panel contain Group 2 species?

b. If not all plies are of Group 2 species, what is assumed for the others?

8.8 What is the meaning of the term STRUCTURAL I? How is it used?

8.9 What are the veneer grades? Which veneers are more similar in appearance and surface qualities? Which veneers are
structurally more similar? State the reasons for similarities.

8.10 What is the most common type of glue used in the fabrication of plywood (interior or exterior)?

8.11 List and briefly describe the various types of wood structural panels other than plywood.

8.12 What is the difference between a prescriptive specification and a performance standard for the production of wood
structural panels?

8.13 Describe the exposure durability classifications for (a) plywood manufactured in accordance with Product Standard
PS 1 and (b) wood structural panels manufactured in accordance with Product Standard PS 2.

8.14 What is the difference between the construction of interior and exterior plywood?

8.15 Briefly describe the span rating found in the grade-trademark of the following panels:

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 a. Sheathing grades

b. APA Rated Sturd-I-Floor

c. APA Rated 303 Siding

8.16 Explain the significance of the following designations that may be found in the grade-trademarks of wood structural
panels:

a. PS 1

b. PS 2

8.17 What APA tables provide load/span information for the following?

a. Sheathing

b. Single floor

c. Group 1 sanded panels

8.18 What are the sheathing grades of plywood? Are these sanded, touch-sanded, or unsanded panels? What veneer
grades are used for the face and back plies of a sanded plywood panel?

8.19 The spacing of rafters in a roof is 48-in. o.c. Roof dead load = 5 psf. Snow load = 30 psf. Roof sheathing is to be a
sheathing grade of plywood, and panels are oriented in the strong direction. Deflection limits are L/240 for snow load and
L
/180 for total load.

Find: The minimum span rating, thickness, and edge support requirements for the roof sheathing using ASD procedures.
Repeat using LRFD procedures.

8.20 The spacing of joists in a flat roof is 24-in. o.c. Roof dead load = 8 psf. Snow load = 100 psf. Roof sheathing is to be
APA Rated Sheathing (which can be either plywood or a non-veneer panel). Panels are oriented in the strong direction.
Deflection limits are L/240 for snow load and L/180 for total load.

Find: The minimum span rating, thickness, and edge support requirements for the roof sheathing using ASD procedures.
Repeat using LRFD procedures.

8.21 The spacing of joists in a floor system is 16-in. o.c. Floor dead load = 15 psf. Floor live load = 185 psf. Deflection
limits are L/360 for live load and L/240 for total load.

Find: The required span rating, thickness, edge support requirements, and panel orientation for the floor sheathing using
ASD procedures. Repeat using LRFD procedures.

8.22 Repeat Prob. 8.21 except that the joist spacing is 24-in. o.c.

8.23 Describe the construction of UNDERLAYMENT-grade plywood. How is it used in a floor system?

8.24 A single-layer (combined subfloor-underlayment) floor system is used to support a floor dead load of 10 psf and a
floor live load of 75 psf. Panels with a span rating of 16 in. will be used to span between floor joists that are 16-in. o.c.
Deflection limits are L/360 for live load and L/240 for total load.

Find:

a. Based on ASD procedures, is an APA non-veneer panel able to support these loads, or is a plywood panel necessary?

b. What are the advantages of field-gluing floor panels to the framing members before they are nailed in place?

c. What is meant by nail popping, and how is the problem minimized?

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 8.25 Describe the following types of plywood used on walls (include typical grades):

a. Plywood sheathing

b. Plywood siding

c. Combined sheathing-siding

8.26 Grooved plywood (such as Texture 1-11) is used for combined sheathing-siding on a shearwall. Nailing to the studs
is similar to that in Figure 8.19C, the detail for a vertical plywood joint.

Find: What thickness of the plywood is to be used in the shearwall design calculations?

8.27 Regarding the calculation of stresses in wood structural panels,

a. What is shear through the thickness?

b. What is rolling shear?

8.28 Determine the adjusted LRFD capacities per unit foot width for
15/32 -in. thick OSB that is 32/16 span-rated. Assume the OSB is used in dry conditions, and that the panel will be at least

24-in. wide. The OSB is used in a floor system and must support a (1.2D + 1.6L) load combination.

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