MS 544 : PART 4 : SECTION 1 : 2001 (CONFIRMED:2024)
CODE OF PRACTICE FOR STRUCTURAL USE OF TIMBER: PART 4 : TIMBER PANEL PRODUCTS: SECTION 1 : STRUCTURAL PLYWOOD
This section gives recommendations for the use of sanded and unsanded structural plywoods, in balanced construction, manufactured in accordance with The Standard Product Manual for the Production of Malaysian Basic Structural Grade (MBSG) Rated Plywood, Timber Technology Bulletin, No.1, August 1995, Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM). When plywoods are intended for structural use, only plywoods that are MBSG rated or equivalent to MBSG rated or better than MBSG rated shall be specified. Reference should also be made to the panel grade and the surface finish, i.e. Sanded or Unsanded.
