Categorisation of European Standards
When specifying APA products, you can check the main standards for plywood, OSB and LVL – and see below how the different standards can be categorised.
- Codes of Practice
- Harmonised Standards
- Product Standards
- Sustainability
- Determination, Test & Calculation Methods
- Durability
- Formaldehyde Release
- Fire
- Miscellaneous
Codes of Practice
| EN 1995-1-1 | Eurocode 5: Design of timber structures – Part1-1: General – Common rules and rules for building |
| National Annexes to Eurocode 5 | EU member states publishes its own National Annex to Eurocode 5 to be used alongside the overall standard |
Harmonised Standards
| EN 13986 | Wood-based panels for use in construction – Characteristics, evaluation of conformity and marking |
| EN 14374 | Timber structures – Structural laminated veneer lumber |
Product Standards
| EN 300 | Oriented Strand Board (OSB) – Definitions, classification and specification |
| EN 636 | Plywood – Specification |
| EN 14272 | Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) – Definitions, classification and specification |
Sustainability
| EN 15804 | Sustainability of construction works – Environmental product declarations – Core rules for the product category of construction products |
Determination, Test & Calculation Methods
| EN 310 | Wood-based panels – Determination of modulus of elasticity in bending and of bending strength |
| EN 314-1 | Plywood – Bond quality – Test methods |
| EN 314-2 | Plywood – Bond quality – Requirements |
| EN 315 | Plywood – Tolerances for dimensions |
| EN 317 | Particleboard and fibreboards – Determination of swelling in thickness after immersion in water |
| EN 318 | Wood-based panels – Determination of dimensional changes associated with changes in relative humidity |
| EN 319 | Particleboard and fibreboards – Determination of tensile strength perpendicular to the plane of the board |
| EN 321 | Wood-based panels – Determination of moisture resistance under cyclic test conditions |
| EN 322 | Wood-based panels – Determination of moisture content |
| EN 323 | Wood-based panels – Determination of density |
| EN 324-1 | Wood-based panels – Determination of dimensions of boards – Determination of thickness, width and length |
| EN 324-2 | Wood-based panels – Determination of dimensions of boards – Determination of squareness and edge straightness |
| EN 325 | Wood-based panels – Determination of dimensions of test pieces |
| EN 326-1 | Wood-based panels – Sampling, cutting and inspection – Sampling and cutting of test pieces and expression of test results |
| EN 594 | Timber structures – Test method – Racking strength and stiffness of timber frame wall panels |
| EN 596 | Timber structures – Test method – Soft body impact test of timber framed walls |
| EN 789 | Timber structures – Test methods – Determination of mechanical properties of wood-based panels |
| EN 1058 | Wood-based panels – Determination of characteristic 5 percentile values and characteristic mean values |
| EN 1072 | Plywood – Description of bending properties for structural plywood [Withdrawn in June 2012,but still referenced in other standards until their review] |
| EN 1087-1 | Particleboards – Determination of moisture resistance – Boil test |
| EN 1156 | Wood-based panels – Determination of duration of load and creep factors |
| EN 1195 | Timber structures – Test methods – Performance of structural floor decking |
| EN 12369-1 | Wood-base panels – Characteristic values for structural design – OSB, particleboard and fibreboards |
| EN 12369-2 | Wood-base panels – Characteristic values for structural design – Plywood |
| EN 12871 | Wood-based panels – Determination of performance characteristics for load bearing panels for use in floors, roofs and walls |
| PD CEN/TR 12872 | Wood-base panels – Guidance on the use of load-bearing boards in floors, walls and roofs |
| EN 14272 | Plywood – Calculation method for some mechanical properties |
Durability
| EN 335 | Durability of wood and wood-based products – Use classes: definitions, application to solid wood and wood-based products |
| EN 350-1 | Durability of wood and wood-based products – Natural durability of solid wood – Guide to the principles of testing and classification of the natural durability of wood |
| EN 350-2 | Durability of wood and wood-based products – Natural durability of solid wood – Guide to the natural durability and treatability of selected wood species of importance in Europe |
| CEN/TC 1099 | Plywood – Biological durability – Guidance for the assessment of plywood for use in different use classes |
Formaldehyde Release
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EN 120 (now withdrawn but is still referenced in EN 13986 until this standard is revised) |
Wood-based panels – Determination of formaldehyde content – Extraction method called the perforator method |
| EN 717-1 | Wood-based panels – Determination of formaldehyde release – Formaldehyde emission by the chamber method |
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EN 717-2 (now superseded by EN ISO 12460-3 but still referenced in EN 13986 until it is revised) |
Wood-based panels – Determination of formaldehyde release – Formaldehyde release by the gas analysis method |
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EN 1084
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Plywood – Formaldehyde release classes determination by the gas analysis method [Withdrawn in June 2012, however, it will still be referenced in other standards until they are reviewed] |
| EN ISO 12460-3 | Wood-based panels – Determination of formaldehyde release – Gas analysis method |
| EN ISO 12460-5 | Wood-based panels – Determination of formaldehyde release – Extraction method (called the perforator method) |
Fire
| EN 13501-1 | Fire classification of construction products and building elements – classification using data from reaction to fire tests |
| EN 16733 | Reaction to fire tests for building products. Determination of a building product’s propensity to undergo continuous smouldering |
Miscellaneous
| EN 313-1 | Plywood classification |
| EN 313-2 | Plywood terminology |
| EN 326-2 | Wood-based panels – Sampling, cutting and inspection – Initial type testing and factory production control |
| EN 326-3 | Wood-based panels – Sampling, cutting and inspection – Inspection of an isolated lot of panels |
| EN 635-1 | Plywood – Classification by surface appearance – General |
| EN 635-3 | Plywood – Classification by surface appearance – Softwood |
| EN 635-5 | Plywood – Classification by surface appearance – Methods for measuring and expressing characteristics and defects |
| EN 1438 | Symbols for timber and wood-based products |
| PD CEN/TR 12872 | Wood-base panels – Guidance on the use of load-bearing boards in floors, walls and roofs |