- Author
- Forest Products Laboratory
- Title
- Characteristics of Load-Bearing Sandwich Panels for Housing. State-Of-The-Art Report.
- Coporate
- Forest Products Lab., Madison, WI
- Sponsor
- Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC
- Report
- State-of-the-Art Report, 1973, 211 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Contract
- IAA-H-37-71
- Keywords
- sandwich panels | load bearing elements | housing | structural design | fire safety | stability | durability | quantity control | dimensional stability | quality control
- Identifiers
- acoustic environment; dimensional stability; thermal environment
- Abstract
- This report is concerned with the proper design and application of sandwich panels for housing. It is a "state-of-the-art" report including information available on: structural design, fire safety, acoustic environment, dimensional stability, thermal environment, durability, and fabrication quality control. Presented are rigorous design procedures and formulas where possible, and summaries of testing procedures for evaluating panel performance.