- 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 a "Tilecrete" Floor Construction Sponsored by Tilecrete Floors, Inc.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Report
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BMS 16,
March 24, 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, Tilecrete Floors, Inc., submitted six specimens representing their "Tilecrete" 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.