Hardness for both solid wood flooring and engineered wood flooring
Modified Janka ball hardness - 2 indentations each of 5 pieces=ave 10 measure
Delamination of glue line tests
tension, glueline shear - ave 5 specimens
Tension perp modified - ave 5 specimens
compression glueline shear - per specimen
ANSI/HPVA EF 2002 4.2 Bond line test (20 pieces)
Bending tests
MOR MOE ave 5 specimens – ASTM D143, ASTM D1037
Measuring tongue and groove
measure 3 boards, ends and edges
Evaluate survace veneer - loose side up/down
Evaluate construction for Balanced or Not-balanced
visual inspection
humidity cycling (short duration)