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Showing 1 to 20 of 81 for “"plywood"”.
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Structural connections in plywood friction-fit construction
… yourHouse, a full-scale home composed of 3/4" plywood friction-fit parts, is selected as a case study through which the structural performance of the integrated attachments can be analyzed. A series of load tests are performed on the structural connections identified in the house. The function …
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An automatic method for inspecting plywood shear samples
Plywood is composed of several thin layers of wood bonded together by glue. The adhesive integrity of the glue formulation employed must surpass the structural integrity of the wood species within a given panel of plywood. The American Plywood Association (APA) regularly tests the plywood produced …
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Low-cost reinforced-concrete housing employing prefabricated plywood panels
Thesis (B.S.) Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Civil Engineering, 1949.
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Factors influencing the production of Indonesian sawnwood and plywood
… regression models of Indonesian sawnwood and plywood production and consumption based on time series data from 1970 to 1994. This study had three main objectives: 1) to create models that can be used for projecting future production of Indonesian sawnwood and plywood, 2) to identify the …
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Mechanical Properties of Lightweight Sandwich Panels with Corrugated Plywood Core
… mechanical properties of the novel corrugated plywood sandwich core and overall sandwich structures. Tensile, bending and shear tests were carried out on the base plywood material to establish orthotropic properties for subsequent modelling, with signi cant in-plane values determined to be …
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plywood work: setting up looms and other works of mischief
'after all, it takes a baker'
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The Incorporation of Corn- and Soybean-Based Materials Into Plywood Adhesives
Restricted to the U of I community idenfinitely during batch ingest of legacy ETDs
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Cyclic Loading Response of Reinforced Concrete Tilt-Up Structures With Plywood Diaphragms
… of reinforced concrete tilt-up structures with plywood roof diaphragms to lateral forces is controlled primarily by the behavior of the plywood roof diaphragms. The response is controlled secondarily by the connections between longitudinal and transverse wall panels and the loads for cracking of …
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The effect of temperature on the shear strength of synthetic plywood adhesives
Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Business and Engineering Administration, 1943.
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Lightweight plywood construction assembly : a lightweight approach to the elegant utilitarian form
… designs. Making building from thin bent plywood yields 9-10 times more usable wood from a log than making a building from hardwood lumber During the production of plywood, only 15 percent of the wood from a log is lost to waste. On the other hand , the average waste it takes to make a …
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An investigation of residence design and construction involving plywood, new materials, and prefabrication
no abstract provided by author
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An analysis of the retail customer of CCA pressure treated lumber, timbers and plywood
Professional builders (PRO's) and do-it-yourself (DIY) households throughout the U.S. were surveyed individually to assess their overall knowledge/awareness, product and service attribute preference and the general product quality and risk perceptions of CCA pressure treated lumber products. …
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In-line and transverse forces on a cylinder near a boundary in oscillatory flow
… flume. The test cylinder was attached to a plywood surface which was fastened to an hydraulic ram which could oscillate horizontally in a sinusoidal mode. Furthermore, this plywood surface, which acted as the boundary, was in contact with the upper free surface of the water in the flume, …
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SoundSkinSpace
… spaces that are visibly bounded by concrete and plywood. Concrete walls and plywood floor will alter the acoustic activity on the site; the acoustic fabric will be constantly changing, providing unique moments for people to discover as they pass through the site.
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Protection Covers for Trafficked Turf
… of a non-covered non-trafficked control, plywood, plywood + Enkamat Plus, and white high-density polypropylene [single sided (Terratile) or double sided (Matrax)] were applied to tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) and effects of light intensity, duration of covering, season and soil …
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Experimental analysis of king-post truss with semi-rigid joints
Joining wooden rafters with plywood gusset plates using helically threaded nails to form roof trusses has been widely developed in recent years. Actually, the nailed member has proven to be extremely strong and stiff, but it is not perfectly rigid. The effect of non-rigidity of joints in resisting …
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Performance of aerogel composite and foam insulations
… (XPS) and one blown polyurethane foam (PUR) on plywood ) were evaluated. Thermal conductivity (reciprocal of resistivity) was measured with a heat flow metering apparatus at one week in- tervals for five weeks. Insulations were exposed to conditions of 65.6◦C and 90% RH, 65.6◦C and 60% RH, …
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Material matters : process of intuitive design
… is an exploration of design as craft. Woven plywood models are created in improvisational moves, benefitting from the embodied knowing that comes with extended material engagement. The making of these pieces is an experimental and playful process, where methods are tested and discovered by …
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