- Author
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Whittemore, H. L.
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Cotter, J. B.
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Stang, A. H.
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Phelan, V. B.
- Title
- Strength of Houses: Application of Engineering Principles to Structural Design.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Report
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BMS 109
April 1, 1948
134 p.
- Keywords
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structural design
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housing
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building design
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weather effects
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loads (forces)
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building construction
- Identifiers
- structural properties
- Abstract
- Methods for designing small houses to have adequate strength without waste of material are described and illustrated in this report. For each element of a house, compressive, transverse, and racking loads were computed by the accepted principles of mechanics for typical one- and two-story frame houses in several locations representative of extreme wind and snow loads in the United States. Allowable loads for the 100 wall, partition, floor, and roof constructions included in the "structural properties" Building Materials and Structures Reports are compared with design loads for two houses in three locations. The comparison shows that some had insufficient strength, while others were much stronger than is necessary. The application of engineering principles to the design of houses presents a complete and logical method for determining allowable loads for walls, floors, and roofs, and makes it practicable to develop house constructions that have sufficient strength and require the least amount of material.