BS 1088:2018 specifies requirements for two classes of marine plywood:

• standard; and
• lightweight,

intended for use primarily in the manufacture of marine craft and in other marine and waterway applications.

The requirements also take into consideration the use of marine plywood in building construction. BS 1088 addresses in particular the resistance of plywood to bio-deterioration and loss of bond strength with time. It does not make provision for other properties which might additionally be relevant in a particular end use.

Plywood made in accordance with this standard might also need to meet additional requirements in legislation and/or standards specific to its end use that are not covered by this standard.

With particular reference to building construction, experience has shown that rapid ingress of water at the panel edge during the build process can cause differential swelling in the core, resulting in localized catastrophic rupture of the wood fibres, thus giving the appearance of delamination. If subsequent integrity of the waterproof envelope of the building is not maintained, similar problems can arise. BS 1088 cannot make provision for such events since the choice of veneer species is based only on density and resistance to bio-deterioration.


Cross References:
BS EN 324-1
BS 1203
BS EN 324-2
BS EN 314-1
BS EN 326-1
BS EN 322
BS EN 636
BS EN ISO 3166-1
BS EN 335:2013
BS EN 350:2016
BS EN 314-2:1993
DD CEN/TS 1099
BS EN ISO 9000
BS EN 1995-1-1
Construction Products Regulations 2013
BS EN ISO 9000-1
BS EN 313-2
BS EN 326-3
BS EN 13986
BS EN 923
BS 6100-4.3:1984
BS EN ISO 9001:2015
BS ISO 9000-2:1997


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