- 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 Wall Construction of "Pfeifer Unite" Sponsored by the Wisconsin Units Company.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Report
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BMS 39,
January 31, 1940,
16 p.
- Keywords
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walls
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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, the Wisconsin Units Co. submitted 18 specimens representing a wall construction of "Pfeifer Units." The specimens were subjected to compressive, transverse, concentrated, impact, and racking loads. 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.