- Author
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Peck, m. F.
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Phenlan, V. B.
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Dill, R. S.
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Petersen, P. H.
- Title
- Structural, Heat-Transfer, and Water-Permeability Properties of "Speedbrik" Wall Construction Sponsored by the General Shale Products Corporation.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Report
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BMS 86
July 15, 1942
19 p.
- Keywords
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walls
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heat transfer
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water
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permeability
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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 investigation of low-cost house constructions, specimens representing "Speedbrik" masonry wall construction were submitted by the General Shale Products Corporation. These specimens were subjected to structural, heat-transfer, and water-permeability tests. The structural specimens were supbejected to compressive, transverse, concentrated, impact, and racking loads, for each of which three like specimens were tested. The transverse, concentrated, and impact loads were applied to the inside face of the specimens. The deformation under load and the set after the load was removed were measured for each increment of load. Heat-transfer properties of two specimens were determined in a shielded hot-box heat-transfer apparatus. Nine water-permeability specimens were tested under conditions that simulated exposure to a heavy, wind-driven rain.