Destructive Testing of Stressed Skin Panels
Destructive Testing of Stressed Skin Panels

Author: Alberta Research Council. Forestry Department

Publisher:

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13:

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A stressed skin panel is an engineered, pre-built component consisting of a frame of dimensional lumber to which top and bottom flanges of plywood or other panel material are structurally glued. Twenty-four full scale stressed skin panels were designed, constructed and tested, six with flanges of Douglas fir plywood, six with flanges of Alberta spruce and twelve with flanges of oriented strandboard. The panels were short-term tested to destruction to verify that established engineering design theories hold for stressed skin panels made with OSB and spruce plywood flange. Half of the panels were short-term tested to destruction after sustained loading for 1,000 days with a uniform distributed load equivalent of 2 kN/sq m (40 lbs/sq ft).

Morphology of Wood Pulp Fiber from Softwoods and Influence on Paper Strength
Morphology of Wood Pulp Fiber from Softwoods and Influence on Paper Strength

Author: Richard A. Horn

Publisher:

Published: 1974

Total Pages: 462

ISBN-13:

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To achieve full utilization of each harvested tree, interest centers on use of all of the tree components. The objective of the study is to determine the influence of the morphological characteristics of pulp fiber from 12 western U.S. softwood species, representative of a wide range of fiber. The effect of the morphology of the wood pulp fiber as distinguished from that of the wood fiber is emphasized because differences in performance of fiber-based products are traced to the pulp fiber. Interrelationships of fiber morphology and pulp sheet properties are discussed. The results indicate that it is not possible to fully characterize the performance of a pulp by a single morphological characteristic and that the morphological characteristics significantly influence strength properties of sheets.

Structural Design for the Stage
Structural Design for the Stage

Author: Alys Holden

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2015-02-20

Total Pages: 616

ISBN-13: 1317451104

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The follow-up to the 2000 Golden Pen Award-winning Structural Design for the Stage, this second edition provides the theater technician with a foundation in structural design, allowing an intuitive understanding of "why sets stand up." It introduces the basics of statics and the study of the strength of materials as they apply to typical scenery, emphasizing conservative approaches to real world examples. This is an invaluable reference for any serious theatre technician throughout their career, from the initial study of the fundamental concepts, to the day-to-day use of the techniques and reference materials. Now in hardcover, with nearly 200 new pages of content, it has been completely revised and updated to reflect the latest recommended practices of the lumber and steel industries, while also including aluminum design for the first time.

Timber Designers' Manual
Timber Designers' Manual

Author: E. C. Ozelton

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2008-04-15

Total Pages: 558

ISBN-13: 0470690003

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This major structural engineering manual covers overall detail design of structural timber and includes extensive tables and coefficients for speedy reference. The current edition takes account of revisions to BS 5268: Part 2 and outlines the new Eurocode on timber. It is available for the first time in paperback.

Structural Engineer's Pocket Book, 2nd Edition
Structural Engineer's Pocket Book, 2nd Edition

Author: Fiona Cobb

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 412

ISBN-13: 0750686863

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"Now in its second edition, the Structural Engineer's Pocket Book is a comprehensive pocket reference guide for professional and student structural engineers, particularly those taking the iStructE Part 3 Exam. The combination of tables, data, facts, formulae and rules of thumb make it a valuable aid in scheme design for structural engineers in the office, in transit or on site." "Concise and precise, this second edition is updated to reflect changes to the British Standards, which are used and referenced throughout, as well as the addition of a new section on sustainability. Other subject areas include timber, masonry, steel, concrete, aluminium and glass." --Book Jacket.