- Author
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Whittemore, H. L.
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Stang, A. H.
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Wilson, T. R. C.
- Title
- Structural Properties of "Palisade Homes" Constructions for Walls, Partitions, and Floors Sponsored by Palisade Homes.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
Forest Products Lab., Washington, DC
- Report
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BMS 37,
February 13, 1940,
25 p.
- Keywords
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walls
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partitions
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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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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, Palisade Homes submitted 30 specimens representing their "Palisade Homes" patented construction for walls, partitions, and floors. The wall specimens were subjected to compressive, transverse, concentrated, impact, and racking loads; the partition specimens to impact and concentrated loads; the floor specimens to transverse, concentrated, and impact 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, except for concentrated loads, for which the set only was determined. The results are presented in graphs and in tables.