7mm is the bottom of the barrel laminate flooring but let s say you find an excellent price on it.
Is laminate safe if a ply fails.
In this study failure is defined as maximum ply damage.
Snap together laminate flooring eliminates the need for voc releasing glues.
I m trying to decide between using plywood and particle board.
If this second ply is the same ply that has failed by matrix degradation from micro cracking fiber degradation will be the only path.
I dont know about the floor though.
We lay 1 2 ply wood down.
When stress in the first ply or a first group of plies is high enough it fails.
Laminate flooring is a floating floor system meaning it is designed to cover any floor surface without being fixed to it.
This point of failure is the first ply failure fpf beyond which a laminate can still carry the load.
We ve decided on laminate and i ll make hardwood edging.
Go back to 1 and repeat.
They are better with a lightweight safe because they will give or just break if in a bind against something.
Particle board also known as chipboard is an engineered wood product manufactured from wood chips or jute stick chips and a synthetic resin or other suitable binder which is pressed and extruded.
I would put it on the laminate personally.
Thus this ply will have to be degraded twice.
Particle board is often confused with oriented strand board also known as flakeboard waferboard or chipboard a different type of fiberboard that uses machined wood flakes and offers more strength.
You assume that the ply fails completely which is a very strong assumption but it still provides workable results.
Angle ply carbon epoxy composite laminates were tested under uniaxial compression at two strain rates 10 4 and 1 s 1.
For a safe design laminates should not experience stress high enough to cause fpf.
It s possible that a manufacturer could make a highly durable 7mm laminate.
Lightweight snap together laminate flooring is installed over a thin foam cushion underlayment.
Laminate flooring cannot be installed over carpet.
Is it worth buying.
This makes it possible to cover almost anything from linoleum to vinyl ceramic to hardwood and of course concrete and plywood sub floors.
I wanted to do solid surface but maunfacturers won t sell to you unless you are certified.
Heavy safes and vault doors require steel cold roll pins.
Failure of composites occurs in multiple steps.
Good to have a fuse somewhere.
But if the first ply has failed as a result of fiber failure it cannot fail again through matrix failure.
I discussed earlier that thickness isn t the biggest factor in durability.
Roll it on wooden dowel pins.
I m going to make some replacement countertops for my kitchen.
This ply can only fail once.
Carpet is the only exception.
That makes it a good candidate for installations over most existing flooring with the exception of carpet eliminating the need for tear out.
