Wall bracing test results for 3.8 and 5.5 mm thick hydroline connected to pine and unseasoned timber framing members for Australian Particleboard Research Institute

"This Report presents racking results obtained for 24 tests, 12 being performed on 3.8 mm thick particleboard sheathing and 12 on 5.5 mm thick sheathing. The 3.8 mm thick sheathing was connected by nailing only to 75 x 38 mm x F11 unseasoned hardwood framing and 70 x 45 mm x F8 Radiata pine framing. Panels were 2.7 m long x 2.4 m high with studs spaced at 450 mm centres. The 5.5 mm thick sheathing was connected by nailing only to 75 x 50 mm x F11 unseasoned hardwood framing and 90 x 45 mm x F8 Radiata pine framing. Panels were 2.4 m long x 2.4 m high with studs spaced a t 600 mm centres. The particleboard was a High Moisture Resistant (HMR) board tradenamed Hydroline and supplied by Pyneboard."--p. (ii).