- Author
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Whittemore, H. L.
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Stang, A. H.
- Title
- Structural Properties of Wood-Frame Wall Construction Sponsored by the Douglas Fir Plywood Association.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Report
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BMS 30,
September 13, 1939,
16 p.
- Keywords
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wooden structures
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walls
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building construction
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plywood
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wood
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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 Douglas Fir Plywood Association submitted 18 specimens representing a wood-frame wall construction. The sheating on the outside face and the wallboard on the inside face were both Douglas fir plywood. The specimens were subjected to compressive, transverse, concentrated, impact, and racking loads. The transverse, concentrated, and impact loads were applied to both faces of the specimens. For each of these loads three like specimens were tested, the concentrated-load tests being made on undamaged portions of the impact specimens. 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 in graphs and in a table.