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STRESSED SKIN PANEL [1 record]

Record 1 2011-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Prefabrication
  • Wood Products
  • Plywood
DEF

A panel which is faced on both sides with plywood or another suitable sheet material to provide strength.

CONT

Constructions consisting of plywood "skins" glued to wood stringers are often called stressed-skin panels. These panels offer efficient structural constructions for building floor, wall, and roof components. They can be designed to provide desired stiffness, bending moment resistance, and shear resistance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préfabrication
  • Produits du bois
  • Contreplaqués
DEF

[...] panneaux séparés l'un de l'autre par un treillis central, l'ensemble étant lié de façon que, lorsqu'il est chargé, il réagisse comme une entité unique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Prefabricación
  • Productos madereros
  • Madera contrachapada
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