- Author
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Whittemore, H. L.
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Stang, A. H.
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Phelan, V. B.
- Title
- Structural Properties of "Steelox" Construction for Walls and Partitions, Floors and Roofs Sponsored by Steel Buildings, Inc.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Report
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BMS 12,
February 1, 1939,
19 p.
- Keywords
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building construction
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walls
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partitions
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floors
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roofs
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housing
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costs
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tests
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loads (forces)
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load capacity
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deformation
- Identifiers
- structural properties
- Abstract
- For the program on the determination of the structural properties of low-cost house constructions, Steel Buildings, Inc. submitted 30 specimens representing their "Steelox" constructions for walls, partitions, floors, and roofs. The specimens were subjected to compressive, transverse, concentrated, impact, and racking loads; the floor specimens to transverse, concentrated, and impact loads; and the roof specimens to transverse and concentrated loads. The transverse, concentrated and impact loads were applied to both faces of wall specimens. For each of these loads three like specimens were tested. The deformation under load and the set after the load was removed were measured for uniform increments of load up to the maximum load, except for concentrated loads, for which the set only was determined. The results are presented graphically and in a table.