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Plywood vs. Strip-Plank
Is there a rule (scantling) for replacing plywood with strip-plank?
That is, if plywood of X millimeters is specified for a hull, then what should the thickness of the strip planks be? I do have a vague idea of doubling; in other words, using 12mm strips instead of 6mm plywood, say. But I can't think of where I got this from, and, indeed, it seems to add a lot of weight. Thank you, Sakari Aaltonen |
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Plywood vs. Strip-Plank
Sakari says:
I do have a vague idea of doubling; in other words, using 12mm strips instead of 6mm plywood, say. You need to carefully assess how much of the plywood is providing strength in the 90degree direction, and apply a similarly-strong layer of strips in that direction, as well as the obvious similarly-thick strips in the zero-degree direction to replace the outer lamina of the plywood. Steve Stephen C. Baker - Yacht Designer http://members.aol.com/SailDesign/pr...cbweb/home.htm |
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Plywood vs. Strip-Plank
you should be able to do your own stress testing on sample pieces if you
want. I've read that in one direction plywood is only 60% as strong as wood (hardwood?, softwood? same wood?, I don't remember), in the other direction its stronger. to test place a length of material between two blocks and pile weights on the middle until it cracks or breaks. do it three times to make sure its consistent and average the weights. moisture content will have some effect. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ William R Watt National Capital FreeNet Ottawa's free community network homepage: www.ncf.ca/~ag384/top.htm warning: non-freenet email must have "notspam" in subject or it's returned |
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Old Nick wrote: I do have a vague idea of doubling; in other words, using 12mm strips instead of 6mm plywood, say. But I can't think of where I got this from, and, indeed, it seems to add a lot of weight. Unfair question. Sheathed or not? Both sides or only outside? If not sheathed, how are you going to join the planks? The current idea is to use polyurethane glue to join the strips. No sheathing, probably. Ply is very strong on its own, and if I was strip planking without sheathing, doubling the thickness would be a minimum. But if you sheath both sides with epoxy/glass, the whole situation changes. The ply/strip just about only becomes a way to hold two tensile-strong layers apart. Ply would still be stronger if damage was done to the skin(s). I often wonder about the strength vs. thickness vs. weight. Birch plywood, say, is about 50% heavier than okume - is it also 50% stronger? If a plan specifies 6mm plywood, what species is meant? If ply of Xmm is specified, talk to the designer about how many Xmms they would ask for to replace it. Not all designers are alive... Sakari Aaltonen |
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