%0 Generic %A Crawford, Robert %A Stephan, André %A Prideaux, Fabian %D 2019 %T EPiC database - OSB sheet %U https://melbourne.figshare.com/articles/dataset/EPiC_database_-_OSB_sheet/9979856 %R 10.26188/5da5561c22195 %2 https://melbourne.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/18746168 %K Embodied energy %K Embodied carbon %K Embodied greenhouse gas emissions %K Embodied water %K Input-output analysis %K Construction %K Building %K Materials %K Environmental performance %K Life cycle assessment %K LCA %K Database %K Process analysis %K Australia %K Hybrid analysis %K Life cycle inventory %K LCI %K Concrete block %K Cement mortar %K Portland cement %K Autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) %K Concrete 20 MPa %K Concrete 25 MPa %K Concrete 32 MPa %K Concrete 40 MPa %K Concrete 50 MPa %K Fibre cement sheet %K Fibre cement weatherboard %K Gypsum plaster %K Plasterboard - 10 mm %K Concrete roof tile %K Flat glass %K Double glazing - flat glass %K Laminated glass %K Toughened glass %K Double glazing - toughened glass %K Cellulose insulation %K Aluminium foil insulation %K Glasswool insulation %K Rockwool insulation %K Polystyrene (EPS/XPS) insulation %K Polyurethane (PU) rigid foam insulation %K Aluminium bar %K Aluminium composite panel %K Aluminium extruded %K Aluminium sheet %K Copper sheet %K Copper pipe %K Copper wire %K Cold rolled stainless steel %K Stainless steel extruded %K Stainless steel sheet %K Stainless steel wire %K Cold rolled steel %K Hot rolled galvanised structural steel %K Hot rolled structural steel %K Steel bar %K Steel hollow section extruded %K Steel pipe %K Steel sheet corrugated %K Asphalt %K Nylon carpet %K Wool carpet %K Silicone %K Water %K Wood glue (PVA) %K Solar hot water system %K Solvent-based paint %K Water-based paint %K Wallpaper %K Natural rubber %K Synthetic rubber %K High-density polyethylene (HDPE) film %K High-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe %K Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) film %K Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) pipe %K Nylon 66 %K Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) %K Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) %K Glass reinforced plastic (GRP) %K Linoleum %K Polycarbonate %K Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) %K Polypropylene (PP) sheet %K Polyurethane (PU) flexible foam %K Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) film %K Unplasticised polyvinyl chloride (uPVC) %K Clay brick %K Gravel %K Recycled aggregate %K Sand %K Sanitary ceramic %K Dimension stone %K Ceramic tile %K Clay roof tile %K Cork slab %K Hardwood %K Cross laminated timber (CLT) %K Glued laminated timber (glulam) %K Laminated veneer lumber (LVL) %K MDF sheet %K OSB sheet %K Building Science and Techniques %X This material is part of the free Environmental Performance in Construction (EPiC) Database. The EPiC Database contains embodied environmental flow coefficients for 250+ construction materials using a comprehensive hybrid life cycle inventory approach.

Oriented strand board (OSB) is a manufactured timber product similar to particleboard. It is made from timber fibres that are bonded together in a particular orientation. The orientation varies across the inner and outer layers, to provide increased dimensional stability. It has superior structural capabilities compared with particleboard, and is more cost-effective than plywood. Boards can be manufactured to have a high strength and rigidity, depending on the required application.

Strands of timber are bonded together using thermal compression. Adhesive resins such as urea-formaldehyde (non-waterproof) or melamine-formaldehyde (water resistant) are used to bond the strands together, often combined with wax. OSB boards can utilise timber offcuts and have very low timber wastage.

OSB boards are commonly used as an alternative for plywood sheet products. %I The University of Melbourne