- Author
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Hoback, W. G.
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Weiss, H. L.
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Phelan, V. B.
- Title
- Structural Properties of "Precison-Built, Jr." (Second Construction) Prefabricated Wood-Frame Wall Construction Sponsored by the Homasote Co.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
Forest Products Lab., Washington, DC
- Report
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BMS 89,
July 17, 1942,
17 p.
- Keywords
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walls
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wood
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building construction
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fiberboards
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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
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siding
- Identifiers
- structural properties
- Abstract
- For the program on the determination of the structural properties of low-cost house constructions, the Homasote Co., Trenton, NJ, submitted 18 specimens representing a wall construction consisting of a wood frame with "Homasote" insulating fiberboard on inside face and bevel siding on the outside face. The specimens were subjected to compressive, transverse, impact, and racking loads; for each of which three like specimens were tested. The transverse, concentrated, and impact loads were applied to both faces of the specimens. The deformation under load and the set after the load was removed were measured for each increment of load. The results are presented in graphs and in tables.