- Author
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Whittemore, H. L.
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Stang, A. H.
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Parsons, D. E.
- Title
- Structural Properties of a Brick Cavity-Wall Construction Sponsored by the Brick Manufacturers Association of New York, Inc.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Report
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BMS 23,
August 31, 1939,
14 p.
- Keywords
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bricks
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walls
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building construction
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manufacturing
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housing
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costs
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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 Brick Manufacturers Association of New York, Inc., submitted 15 specimens representing a brick cavity-wall construction. The speciments were subjected to compressive, transverse, concentrated, impact, and racking loads. The compressive loads were applied to the facing and backing of three specimens and to the backing only of three other specimens. For each of the 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, except for concentrated loads, for which the set only was determined. The results are presented graphically and in a table.