EP1786996A2 - Procedes pour conferer une protection contre l'eau a des structures de sol et structures de sol ainsi formees - Google Patents

Procedes pour conferer une protection contre l'eau a des structures de sol et structures de sol ainsi formees

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EP1786996A2
EP1786996A2 EP05795079A EP05795079A EP1786996A2 EP 1786996 A2 EP1786996 A2 EP 1786996A2 EP 05795079 A EP05795079 A EP 05795079A EP 05795079 A EP05795079 A EP 05795079A EP 1786996 A2 EP1786996 A2 EP 1786996A2
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sheet product
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nonwoven fabric
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Alan Michael Jaffee
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Johns Manville
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  • the present invention generally relates to methods of providing improved flooring sheets with increased water protection and increased flatness and the floor structures formed by such methods.
  • a method of providing water protection to a floor structure of a building comprises (a) providing one or more water resistant floor sheathing panels, each panel comprising a wood sheet product and a nonwoven fabric mat adhered to the wood sheet product, and (b) installing the floor sheathing panel(s) on a floor structure of a building such that the nonwoven mat of each panel faces upwardly.
  • Each floor sheathing panel is produced by subjecting a wood sheet product and a "B" stage condition nonwoven fabric mat to sufficient heat and pressure to complete the cure of the binder in the mat and to adhere the mat to the wood sheet product, the "B" stage condition mat comprising fibers bonded together with a resin binder that is only partially cured.
  • a floor structure of a building comprising a plurality of water resistant floor sheathing panels attached to a floor frame of a building as a base layer.
  • Each panel comprises a wood sheet product and a nonwoven fabric mat adhered to the wood sheet product;
  • each floor sheathing panel is produced by subjecting a wood sheet product and a "B" stage condition nonwoven fabric mat to sufficient heat and pressure to complete the cure of the binder in the mat and to adhere the mat to the wood sheet product, with the "B" stage condition mat comprising fibers bonded together with a resin binder that is only partially cured.
  • the nonwoven mat of each panel faces upwardly, and a flooring material is attached over the nonwoven mats of the base layer of floor sheathing panels.
  • a method of providing water protection to a floor structure of a building comprises (a) providing one or more water resistant floor sheathing panels each comprising a wood sheet product, a nonwoven fabric mat adhered to the wood sheet product, and an organic waterproof coating adhered to the nonwoven fabric mat; and (b) installing the floor sheathing panel(s) on a floor structure of a building such that the nonwoven mat of each panel faces upwardly.
  • a floor structure of a building comprises a plurality of water resistant floor sheathing panels attached to a floor frame of a building as a base layer.
  • Each panel comprises a wood sheet product, a nonwoven fabric mat adhered to the wood sheet product, and an organic waterproof coating adhered to the nonwoven fabric mat, with the waterproof coating of each panel facing upwardly.
  • a flooring material is attached over the coated nonwoven fabric mats of the base layer of floor sheathing panels.
  • a method of providing water protection to a floor structure of a building comprising the steps of (a) providing one or more water resistant floor sheathing panels, each panel comprising a wood sheet product and a nonwoven fabric mat adhered to the wood sheet product and (b) installing the floor sheathing panel(s) on a floor structure of a building such that the nonwoven mat of each panel faces upwardly.
  • Each panel is produced by (1) forming a composite mat comprising: (i) a mat formed from a furnish comprising wood particles and a binder, the mat having a first face and a second face; and (ii) a nonwoven fabric mat contacting the first face of the mat formed from the furnish; and (2) subjecting the composite mat to sufficient heat and pressure to form a floor sheathing panel comprising a wood sheet product having a first face, a second face, and edges with the nonwoven fabric mat adhered to the first face of the wood sheet product.
  • Figure 1 illustrates the results of testing, for various properties, four types of test boards comprising oriented strand board with different nonwoven fabric mat facings as well as an OSB control as explained below.
  • Figure 2 illustrates a summary of the test results from Figure 1.
  • FIG 3 illustrates the strength test results for boards comprising OSB with glass mat facings that were made using furfuryl alcohol formaldehyde (FAF) binder with an added water repellant (referred to in the figure as “Enhanced”).
  • the figure also illustrates comparative results for an OSB control ("Control") that was tested as well as the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) minimum standards (“Standard”) for OSB for each of the tests.
  • Figure 4 illustrates the resistance to moisture test results for boards comprising
  • OSB with glass mat facings made using FAF binder and a water repellant Enhanced.
  • the figure also illustrates comparative results for an OSB control (Control) that was tested as well as the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) minimum standards (Standard) for OSB for each of the tests.
  • Figure 5 illustrates strength test results for boards comprising OSB with glass mat facings that were made using phenol formaldehyde (PF) binder (Enhanced).
  • PF phenol formaldehyde
  • the figure also illustrates the comparative Control and Standard values listed in Figure 3.
  • Figure 6 illustrates the resistance to moisture test results for boards comprising OSB with glass mat facings made using PF binder (Enhanced).
  • the figure also illustrates the comparative Control and Standard values listed in Figure 4.
  • Figure 7 illustrates the strength test results for boards comprising OSB with polyester spunbond mat facings that were made using PF binder (Enhanced). The figure also illustrates the comparative Control and Standard values listed in Figure 3.
  • Figure 8 illustrates the resistance to moisture test results for boards comprising OSB with polyester spunbond mat facings that were made using PF binder (Enhanced). The figure also illustrates the comparative Control and Standard values listed in Figure 4.
  • Figure 9 illustrates the strength test results for boards comprising OSB with a glass mat facings that were made using FAF binder (Enhanced). The figure also illustrates the comparative Control and Standard values listed in Figure 3.
  • Figure 10 illustrates the resistance to moisture test results for boards comprising OSB with glass mat facings made using FAF binder. The figure also illustrates the comparative Control and Standard values listed in Figure 4.
  • the present invention relates to methods of providing water protection to floor structures as well as the improved floor structures formed by the methods.
  • the methods comprise providing one or more water resistant floor sheathing/underlayment panels and installing the panel(s) on a floor structure of a building.
  • Each of the floor sheathing panels comprises a wood sheet product and a nonwoven fabric mat adhered to at least one side of the wood sheet product.
  • the nonwoven fabric mats of the floor sheathing panels provide water resistance to the sheathing panels and therefore to the floor structures and buildings in which they are installed.
  • the nonwoven fabric mats provide water protection to the wood sheet product of the floor sheathing panels themselves, and the water resistant floor sheathing panels provide water protection to the rest of the floor structure (including the flooring material, floor frame, etc.) by impeding water migration (e.g., from above to below the floor sheathing panels and from below to above the floor sheathing panels).
  • the floor sheathing panels may include a nonwoven fabric mat adhered to two sides of the wood sheet product (e.g., to opposing faces of the wood sheet product).
  • Water protection may be provided to a floor of a building by providing one or more water resistant floor sheathing panels and installing the floor sheathing panel(s) on a floor structure of the building such that the nonwoven mat of each panel faces upwardly (i.e., toward the ceiling of the room in which the floor structure is located).
  • a floor structure of a building may comprise, for example, a frame or other structure of the floor, and installation of the floor sheathing panels may comprise attaching the panels to the frame of the floor structure.
  • the floor sheathing panels may comprise a nonwoven mat adhered to both faces of the wood sheet product such that one mat faces upwardly toward the ceiling and one mat faces downwardly.
  • the second nonwoven mat may be used, for example, to provide further water protection from water sources within the floor structure (e.g., a pipe within the floor structure).
  • the methods of providing water protection to floor structures may further comprise attaching or installing a flooring material to or on top of the nonwoven mat of the floor sheathing panel(s) that faces upwardly.
  • the flooring material may be any type of flooring material such as, for example, tile, wood flooring, cork flooring, carpet, etc.
  • Each of the floor sheathing panels typically comprises two faces with at least one nonwoven fabric mat on one of the faces.
  • Each of the floor sheathing panels further comprises outer edges.
  • the outer edges of the floor sheathing panels may include self- adhesive tape covered by one or more strips that are removable from the self-adhesive tape.
  • the floor sheathing panels may also have tongue-and-groove edges for installation.
  • the panels may include a tongue on a first outer edge and a corresponding groove on a second, opposite outer edge such that multiple panels may be connected together by interconnecting the tongues and grooves of adjacent panels.
  • the at least one mat and the wood sheet product are typically coterminous at the outer edges of the floor sheathing panel (i.e., outer edges of the mat and the wood sheet product are coterminous). In some embodiments, however, the outer edges of the wood sheet product and the at least one nonwoven mat are not coterminous.
  • the at least one nonwoven fabric mat of each floor sheathing panel may include an overlay portion extending beyond one or more edges of the wood sheet product to which it is adhered. Such an overlay portion may include a pressure sensitive adhesive.
  • the removable strip or strips may be removed from the self-adhesive tape of one of the floor sheathing panels and joined with the floor structure or with another floor sheathing panel (or self-adhesive tape on another panel) so as to form a seal.
  • the overlay portion of one of the floor sheathing panels may be adhered to the floor structure or with another floor sheathing panel so as to form a seal.
  • a seal between adjacent floor sheathing panels or between a floor sheathing panel and an floor structure may also be formed using a sealing material such as, for example, epoxy resin, mastic, or caulk.
  • the methods may consist of providing the water resistant floor sheathing panel(s) and installing the panel(s) on a floor structure. That is, in such embodiments, no other water protection (such as asphalt felt paper or Tyvek® wrap) for the floor structure will be supplied.
  • the step of installing the floor sheathing panel(s) may include forming a seal between the edges of adjacent floor sheathing panel(s) and/or forming a seal between the edges of the floor sheathing panels and the floor structure (e.g., floor frame); however, in other of these embodiments, the step of installing the floor sheathing panel(s) may not include forming a seal between the edges of the floor sheathing panel(s).
  • the floor structures formed by the methods generally comprise a plurality of water resistant floor sheathing panels attached to a floor frame of a building as a base layer.
  • each panel comprises a wood sheet product and at least one nonwoven fabric mat adhered to a face of the wood sheet product.
  • the at least one nonwoven mat of each panel faces upwardly.
  • the floor structure also comprises a flooring material (e.g., tile, wood flooring, cork flooring, etc.) attached over the nonwoven mats of the base layer of floor sheathing panels.
  • the wood sheet products used to form the floor sheathing panels may be any type of wood product including, but not limited to particle board, chip board, oriented strand board (OSB), plywood, and hardboard.
  • OSB oriented strand board
  • the nonwoven mats used to form the floor sheathing panels comprise fibers bonded together with a binder.
  • the nonwoven mats may consist of fibers and binder, and in other embodiments the nonwoven mats may include additional additives, such as pigments, dyes, flame retardants, water resistant agents, and/or other additives.
  • Water resistant agents i.e., water repellants
  • water repellants include, but are not limited to, stearylated melamine, fluorocarbons, waxes, asphalt, organic silicone, rubber, and polyvinyl chloride.
  • the fibers of the nonwoven mats may comprise glass fibers, polyester fibers (e.g., polyester spunbonded fibers), polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fibers, other types of synthetic fibers (e.g., nylon, polypropylene, etc.), carbon fibers, ceramic fibers, metal fibers, or mixtures thereof.
  • the fibers in the nonwoven mats may consist entirely of one of the previously mentioned types of fibers or may comprise one or more of the previously mentioned types of fibers along with other types of fibers such as, for example, cellulosic fibers or fibers derived from cellulose.
  • the nonwoven mat can also be reinforced, either within itself or on the surface with parallel strands, diagonal or box shaped scrim of reinforcements. These additional reinforcements may be glass yarn or continuous filaments of plastic or metal.
  • the fibers may have various fiber diameters and lengths dependent on the strength and other properties desired in the mat.
  • the denier of a majority of the fibers is in the range of 3 to 5.
  • a majority of the glass fibers have diameters in the range of 6 to 23 microns, more preferably in the range from 10 to 19 microns, even more preferably in the range of 11 to 16 microns.
  • the glass fibers can be any type of glass including E glass, C glass, T glass, S glass, and other types of glass with good strength and durability in the presence of moisture.
  • Various binders may be used to bond the fibers together.
  • binders are chosen that can be put into aqueous solution or emulsion latex and that are water soluble. As explained more fully below, the binders may be completely cured when forming the nonwoven mats or the binders may be "B" staged (i.e., only partially cured). When the binder in a nonwoven mat will be "B" staged, the binders preferably bind well to wood. Examples of binders that may be used for forming nonwoven mats with "B" staged binder include, but are not limited to, a furfuryl alcohol based resin, a phenol formaldehyde resin, a melamine formaldehyde resin, and mixtures thereof.
  • the binders may include, but are not limited to urea formaldehyde, melamine formaldehyde, phenol formaldehyde, acrylics, polyvinyl acetate, epoxy, polyvinyl alcohol, or mixtures thereof. Binders may also be chosen such that the binder is "formaldehyde free", meaning that the binder contains essentially no formaldehyde (i.e., formaldehyde is not essential, but may be present as an impurity in trace amounts).
  • Binder that may be used to provide formaldehyde free nonwoven mats include, but are not limited to polyvinyl alcohol, carboxy methyl cellulose, lignosulfonates, cellulose gums, or mixtures thereof.
  • the nonwoven mat binder can also include a formaldehyde scavenger, which are known. Using formaldehyde scavengers in the binder dramatically slows the measurable formaldehyde release rate from the product.
  • the nonwoven binder can include antimicrobial additives.
  • suitable antimicrobial materials include zinc 2-pyrimidinethiol-1 -oxide; 1-[2-(3,5-dichloro- phenyl)-4-propyl-[1 ,3]dioxo-lan-2-ylmethyl]-1 H-[1 ,2,4]triazole; 4,5-dichloro-2-octyI- isothiazolidin-3-one; 2-octyl-isothiazolidin-3-one; 5-chloro-2-(2,4-dichloro-phenoxy)- pheno-1,2-thiazol-4-yl-1H-benzoimidazole; 1-(4-chloro-phenyl)-4,4-dimethyl-3-[1,2,4] triazol-4-ylmethyl-pentan-3-ol; 10,10' oxybisphenoxarsine; 1-(diiodo-methanesulfonyl)-4-
  • the nonwoven fabric mats may be made with varying ratios of the amount of fiber to the amount of binder in the mat. For example, in the "B" staged mats, it is preferable that the mats contain about 25-75 weight percent fibers and about 15-75 weight percent binder, more preferably 30-60 weight percent fibers and 40-70 weight percent binder. In mats made from formaldehyde free binder, it is preferred that the mats contain about 93- 99.5 weight percent fibers and about 0.5-4 weight percent binder. However, other ratios of fiber to binder in the mats may be used for "B" staged mats, formaldehyde free mats, as well as non-"B" staged mats and other mats.
  • the nonwoven fabric mats may also be made to have varying thicknesses. Typical thicknesses for the mats range from 0.020 inches to 0.125 inches, although thicker and thinner mats may be used.
  • the nonwoven mats may include a coating to impart water resistance (or waterproofness), flame resistance, insect resistance, mold resistance, a smooth surface, increased or reduced surface friction, desirable aesthetics, and/or other surface modifications.
  • Coatings that may be used for waterproofing include organic waterproof coatings such as asphalt, organic silicone, rubber, and polyvinyl chloride. The coatings are preferably on the exterior side of the mats (i.e., the side that is not bound to the wood sheet product).
  • any method for making nonwoven fabric mats may be used to provide the mats.
  • Processes for making nonwoven fabric mats are well known.
  • One technique for making the nonwoven mats is forming a dilute aqueous slurry of fibers and depositing the slurry onto an inclined moving screen forming wire to dewater the slurry and form a wet nonwoven fibrous mat, on machines like a HydroformerTM manufactured by Voith-Sulzer of Appleton, Wis., or a DeltaformerTM manufactured by Valmet/Sandy Hill of Glenns Falls, N.Y.
  • the wet, unbonded mat is transferred to a second moving screen running through a binder application saturating station where the binder in aqueous solution is applied to the mat.
  • the aqueous binder solution is preferably applied using a curtain coater or a dip and squeeze applicator.
  • the excess binder is removed, and the wet mat is transferred to a moving oven belt that runs through a convection oven where the unbonded, wet mat is dried and cured, bonding the fibers together in the mat.
  • the mat may be fully cured or may be cured to only a "B" stage. In the drying and curing oven the mat is heated to temperatures of up to about 350 degrees F., but this can vary from about 210 degrees F. to as high as any temperature that will not deteriorate the binder or, when a "B" stage cure is desired, to as high as any temperature that will not cure the binder beyond "B" stage cure.
  • the treatment time at these temperatures can be for periods usually not exceeding 1 or 2 minutes and frequently less than 40 seconds.
  • the lower the temperature that is used for the cure the longer time required to reach "B" stage cure, although a temperature is normally selected such that the binder will reach "B" stage cure in no more than a few seconds.
  • the floor sheathing panels may be formed from the nonwoven fabric mats and the wood sheet products by attaching a nonwoven fabric mat to a face of a wood sheet product.
  • the nonwoven fabric mat may be attached to a wood sheet product either after completion of manufacture of the wood sheet product or during manufacture of the wood sheet product.
  • an adhesive may be used to adhere the completed wood sheet product and the nonwoven mat together using sufficient pressure and heat to cure the adhesive.
  • the completed wood sheet product and the nonwoven mat with a "B" stage condition binder are placed in contact and then subjected to sufficient heat and pressure to adhere the mat to the wood sheet product and to finish curing the "B" staged binder in the mat.
  • the floor sheathing panels may also be formed during manufacture of a wood sheet product such as OSB that comprises wood particles bonded together with binder using elevated heat and pressure.
  • a wood sheet product such as OSB that comprises wood particles bonded together with binder using elevated heat and pressure.
  • a furnish comprising a mixture of wood particles and binder is formed into an oriented or nonoriented mat, which is then subjected to sufficient heat and pressure to cure the binder and form the completed wood sheet product.
  • the particles may be in any form including, but not limited to, chips, shavings, fibers, flakes, wafers, strands, and combinations thereof.
  • the binder used to bond the wood particles together may be any binding agent that binds the particles together to form the wood sheet product when subjected to heat and pressure including, for example, phenol formaldehyde resin, urea formaldehyde resin, melamine formaldehyde resin, and the like.
  • a composite mat is formed using at least one nonwoven fabric mat and a furnish comprising wood particles and a binder.
  • the composite mat comprises (1 ) a mat formed from the furnish having a first face and a second face and (2) the nonwoven fabric mat contacting the first face of the mat formed from the furnish.
  • the composite mat may comprise (1 ) a mat formed from the furnish having a first face and a second face, (2) a first nonwoven fabric mat contacting the first face of the mat formed from the furnish, and (3) a second nonwoven fabric mat contacting the second face of the mat formed from the furnish.
  • the composite mat could be formed by forming the mat from the furnish and then contacting the at least one nonwoven fabric mat to one of the faces of the mat formed from the furnish, or the composite mat could be formed by forming the mat from the furnish while the furnish is in contact with the at least one nonwoven fabric mat such that the nonwoven fabric mat is in contact with a face of the resulting mat formed from the furnish.
  • the composite mat is subjected to sufficient heat and pressure to form a floor sheathing panel comprising a wood sheet product having a first face, a second face, and edges (made from the mat formed from the furnish) and the nonwoven fabric mat or mats adhered to the face or faces of the wood sheet product.
  • the composite mat is subjected to sufficient heat and pressure to form the completed/cured wood sheet product from the mat formed from the furnish as well as to adhere the nonwoven mat thereto.
  • sufficient heat and pressure to form the completed/cured wood sheet product from the mat formed from the furnish as well as to adhere the nonwoven mat thereto.
  • only one application of heat and pressure is used, rather than forming the wood sheet product using a first application of heat and pressure and then performing a second application of heat and pressure to adhere a nonwoven fabric mat to the wood sheet product.
  • the press times, temperatures, and pressures used to form the floor sheathing panel may vary depending upon the desired thickness and density of the panel, the binder or binders that are used, as well as other variable factors.
  • "B" staged nonwoven fabric mats or fully cured nonwoven fabric mats may be used to form the floor sheathing panel.
  • no additional binder or adhesive is typically needed to adhere the nonwoven mat to the wood sheet product during the one-step application of heat and pressure (although such additional binder or adhesive may be used if desired); the pressure and heat that the composite mat is subjected to is sufficient to complete the cure of the binder in the "B" staged nonwoven mat and adhere the nonwoven fabric mat to the wood sheet product.
  • additional binder or adhesive may be used to adhere the nonwoven mat to the wood sheet product that is formed during the one-step application of heat and pressure; the pressure and heat that the composite mat is subjected to is sufficient to complete the cure of the additional binder or adhesive and adhere the nonwoven mat to the completed wood sheet product.
  • additional adhesive or binder may be added between the mat formed with the furnish (i.e., the mat comprising wood particles and binder) and the nonwoven fabric mat, may be added to the furnish before forming the mat with the furnish, or may be added to the nonwoven fabric mat.
  • the nonwoven fabric mats to be used in the floor sheathing panels are chosen such that they provide water resistance to the sheathing panels.
  • water resistance of a floor sheathing panel and a "water resistant" floor sheathing panel mean that the water resistance of the floor sheathing panel is greater than (1 ) the water resistance of the wood sheet product of the floor sheathing panel alone (i.e., without the one or more nonwoven fabric mats adhered to the wood sheet product) and/or (2) the water resistance of a wood sheet product of the same type used in the floor sheathing panel with comparable dimensions to the completed floor sheathing panel (i.e., the same size as the floor sheathing panel).
  • Such water resistance may be added to the floor sheathing panels in a variety of ways such as, for example, (1 ) by the binder in the nonwoven mat, (2) by a water repellant coating (or a waterproof coating) on the nonwoven mat, (3) by a water repellant agent (or waterproof agent) added with the binder when forming the nonwoven mat, and/or (4) by addition of water repellant (or waterproof) fibers (such as polyester fibers) to the nonwoven mat.
  • Other methods of adding water repellency to the mats of the floor sheathing panels may also be used.
  • the addition of water resistance to the floor sheathing panels may also add or increase the mold and mildew resistance of the floor sheathing panels.
  • the nonwoven fabric mats may increase the strength (e.g., flexural strength), dimensional stability, and/or flame resistance of the floor sheathing panels as compared to the wood sheet product of the panels alone. That is, the nonwoven fabric mat(s) may be chosen such that one or more of these properties in the floor sheathing panel is greater than that of the wood sheet product of the floor sheathing panel without the one or more nonwoven fabric mats adhered to the wood sheet product.
  • nonwoven fabric mats to be used in the floor sheathing panels may also be chosen such that they provide increased strength (e.g., flexural strength or puncture resistance), increased dimensional stability, increased mold resistance, increased flame resistance, and/or reduced weight to the floor sheathing panel as compared to a wood sheet product of the same type used in the floor sheathing panel with comparable dimensions to the completed floor sheathing panel (i.e., as compared to a wood sheet product the same size as the floor sheathing panel).
  • the increased stiffness of the new floor panels with top and bottom nonwoven skins permits the spacing to be increased while maintaining a flat floor that is load bearing and stays flat with no waviness.
  • the stressed skins also reduce the amount of swelling that occurs through physical constraint on the edge. This overcomes a common problem where unsealed or cut edges suck up water and swell causing an uneven and visually unacceptable floor surface.
  • covering one or both sides of the floor sheathing panels with nonwoven skins composed of primarily inorganic fibers enhances the fire penetration resistance and reduces flame propagation. Additional advantages are also realized as each nonwoven skin applied to the wood sheathing panels aids to significantly reduce flaking and dust. A double side skinned sheathing panel is considered to exhibit no flaking compared to a standard OSB.
  • top and bottom of these floor panels can be significantly modified by selecting different nonwoven facers.
  • a typical OSB is sanded to produce a smooth surface whereas a nonwoven B staged glass mat facer normally generates a smooth surface with no sanding.
  • test boards were manufactured and tested in order to measure their strength and moisture resistance. Briefly, the test boards comprised an oriented strand board with nonwoven fabric mats adhered to the faces of the board. Oriented strand board (OSB) without nonwoven fabric mats was used as a control and was tested for the same properties as the test boards.
  • OSB Oriented strand board
  • A. Boards The following types of boards were tested, with the number of boards manufactured listed in parentheses after the description of the type of board:
  • the "B" staged nonwoven mats used for the boards were formed using a conventional wet lay process.
  • the basis weight of the glass mats used with the test samples was 6 lbs./100 ft. 2 , with the mats made with approximately 60% binder and 40% fibers.
  • the glass fibers used in the glass mats were E glass fibers having average fiber diameters of 16 microns and an average length of 1 inch.
  • the mats were made with approximately 40% fibers, 56% binder, and 4% water repellant.
  • the basis weight of the polyester spunbonded mats were 120 g/m 2 , with the phenol formaldehyde binder applied at 3 lbs./100 ft 2 .
  • the polyester spunbond fiber used in the mats had a denier of approximately 4 dpf.
  • test boards and the oriented strand board control boards were prepared using a 34" x 34" forming box.
  • the furnish of wood strands and binder was hand formed into mats using the forming box.
  • the furnish of wood strands and binder and the "B" staged nonwoven mats were hand formed into composite mats using the forming box such that the nonwoven mats sandwiched a mat formed by the furnish.
  • the hand formed mats were then pressed using a typical OSB press cycle. All parameters were based on typical OSB commercial values as summarized in the table below.
  • the panels were pressed to the target thickness of 0.437".
  • the panels were pressed for approximately 150 seconds at a press temperature of 400° F.
  • the resulting boards were trimmed to approximately 28" x 28".
  • Figure 1 also includes an indication for the modulus of rupture (MOR) and the modulus of elasticity (MOE) tests of whether the reduction in variation between the results for each type of board and the variation of the results for the control sample boards (i.e., OSB Baseline) for these tests were statistically significant with 95% confidence level using a Chi-Square test (indications were given as True or False, with True being an indication that the variation in the test results were reduced at a statistically significant level as compared to the variation in the OSB control boards).
  • Figure 1 also lists for some of the tests the CSA standard minimum for OSB.
  • Figures 3-10 illustrate the strength and resistance to moisture test results for the test boards.
  • the test descriptions listed in bold type indicate those tests where the listed test boards had a statistically significant difference from the control boards at the 95% confidence level.

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La présente invention concerne des procédés pour conférer une protection contre l'eau à des structures de sol, ainsi que les structures de sol améliorées ainsi formées. Lesdits procédés consistent à disposer d'un ou de plusieurs panneaux de revêtement de sol résistants à l'eau, puis à installer ces panneaux de revêtement de sol sur une structure de sol d'un bâtiment. Chacun des panneaux de revêtement de sol comprend un produit plaqué en bois et un mat de tissu non-tissé qui adhère à au moins un côté dudit produit plaqué en bois.
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