WET plywood and Osb testing 👍 #framing #carpentry #construction #homeimprovement

What happens here

This project rigorously compares the compressive strength of plywood and Oriented Strand Board (OSB) under both dry and wet conditions. Using a hydraulic jack, individual samples of dry plywood, dry OSB, wet plywood, and wet OSB are subjected to increasing pressure until failure, with the maximum force (in PSI) recorded for each. The 'wet' samples are pre-soaked for 24 hours to simulate exposure to moisture, providing valuable insights for builders and carpenters regarding material performance in adverse conditions.