These products include glued laminated timber (glulam), wood structural panels (including plywood, oriented strand board and composite panels), laminated veneer lumber (LVL) and other structural composite lumber (SCL) products, parallel strand lumber, and I-joists. Approximately 100 million cubic meters of wood was consumed for this purpose in 1991. The trends suggest that particle board and fiber board will overtake plywood. COUNT 5
QSN1 What category do composite panels, strand board, and plywood all fit into? ANS1 wood structural panels QSN2 What's another word for glued laminated timber? ANS2 glulam QSN3 What does LVL stand for? ANS3 laminated veneer lumber QSN4 If current building trends continue, what material will be replaced by particle and fiber board? ANS4 plywood QSN5 About how many cubic meters of wood was used in 1991 to make products like glulam, LVL, and structural composite lumber? ANS5 100 million