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Chinese Engineered Wood & Gluelam Products inspection,testing and sourcing

Engineered Wood & Gluelam Products Modern engineering and manufacturing techniques have taken wood construction to the next step with beams, joists , girders and headers made from wood by-products into building components that are, in many cases, stronger than traditional wood members themselves. Decades of research and field-testing have brought to the forefront  proven building solutions that also make the …

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Concrete Form Panel Types,INSPECTION,TESTING,SOURCING

Concrete Form Panel TypesThe following is adapted from the Grade-use Guide for Concrete Forms table on page 5 of the APA Design/Construction Guide: Concrete Forming, Form V345. Please refer to that publication for examples of typical trademarks. APA B-B and B-C PLYFORM Class I**APA Plyform TrademarkSpecifically manufactured for concrete forms. Many reuses. Smooth, solid surfaces. Mill-treated unless otherwise specified. Minimum …

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Selecting Specifying Concrete Form Panels pLYWOOD,INSPECTION,TESTING AND SOURCING

Virtually any Exterior type APA panel can be used for concrete formwork because all such panels are manufactured with moisture resistant adhesive. For concrete forming the plywood industry produces a special product called Plyform®, which is recommended for most general forming uses. The term is proprietary and may be applied only to specific products which bear the trademark of APA …

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