- Author
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Yokel, F. Y.
- Title
- Study of the Local Resistance of Conventional Plywood Subflooring to Concentrated Load. Final Report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC
- Report
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NBSIR 73-116
March 26, 1973
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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plywood, structural analysis; floors, plywood; residential buildings, floors; performance evaluation; tests; criteria; loads (forces); mathematical prediction; failure; stiffness
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floor systems
- Identifiers
- subflooring; failure analysis; breakthrough operation
- Abstract
- Five conventional plywood floor systems, constructed in accordance with the requirements of the FHA 'Minimum Property Standards' were tested under concentrated loads in order to compare their performance with that stipulated by performance criteria developed on the basis of anticipated occupancy loads. Data on failure loads, load-deflection characteristics, and failure modes are presented and discussed. (Modified author abstract)