- Author
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Whittemore, H. L.
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Stang, A. H.
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Phelan, V. B.
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Dill, R. S.
- Title
- Structural and Heat-Transfer Properties of "U.S. S. Panelbilt" Prefabricated Sheet-Steel Constructions for Walls, Partitions, and Roofs Sponsored by the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Co.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Report
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BMS 74,
June 30, 1941,
30 p.
- Keywords
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walls
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partitions
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roofs
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heat transfer
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steels
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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 Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Co. submitted 42 specimens representing its "U. S.S. Panelbilt" prefabricated sheet-steel constructions. There were two wall constructions, a partition construction, and a roof construction. The wall specimens were subjected to compressive, transverse, impact, and racking loads; the partition specimens to concentrated and impact loads; and the roof specimens to transverse and concentrated loads. Transverse, concentrated, and impact loads were applied to both faces of the wall specimens. The loads simulated the loads to which the elements are subjected in actual service. The deformation under load and the sets after the load was removed were measured for uniform increments of load. The results are presented in graphs and in a table. Heat-transfer properties were determined for one wall specimen by means of tests in a shielded hot-box heat-transfer apparatus. The results are given in a table.