- 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 "Scot-Bilt" Prefabricated Sheet-Steel Constructions for Walls, Floors, and Roofs Sponsored by The Globe-Wernicke Co.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Report
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BMS 46,
May 23, 1940,
26 p.
- Keywords
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steels
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sheets
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walls
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floors
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roofs
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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 Globe-Wernicke Co. submitted 27 specimens representing their "Scot-Bilt" prefabricated sheet-steel wall, floor, and roof constructions. The wall specimens were subjected to compressive, transverse, concentrated, impact, and racking loads; the floor specimens to transverse, concentrated, and impact loads; and the roof specimens to transverse and concentrated loads. The transverse, concentrated, and impact loads were applied to both faces of the wall specimens. The loads simulated the loads to which the elements of a house are subjected in actual service. The deformation under load and the set after the load was removed were measured for uniform increments of load. The results are presented in graphs and in tables.