- 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 "Wheeling Long-Span Steel Floor" Construction Sponsored by the Wheeling Corrugating Co.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Report
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BMS 15,
March 21, 1939,
9 p.
- Keywords
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floors
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building construction
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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, the Wheeling Corrugating Co. submitted six specimens representing their "Wheeling Long-Span Steel Floor" construction. The specimens were subjected to transverse, impact, and concentrated loads. For each of these loads three like specimens were tested, the concentrated-load tests being made on undamaged portions of the specimens used for the impact tests. The deformation under load and the set after the load was removed were measured for uniform increments of load, except for concentrated loads, for which the set only was determined. The strength under transverse load was also determined. The results are presented graphically and in a table.