24.10.2013 Views

Patch Loading Tests for Flooring Particleboard - Forest and Wood ...

Patch Loading Tests for Flooring Particleboard - Forest and Wood ...

Patch Loading Tests for Flooring Particleboard - Forest and Wood ...

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

8.4 Safe concentrated loads <strong>for</strong> punching shear as given by AWPA-1989<br />

(Maximum Load kN)<br />

Board thickness (mm)<br />

Support size-mm 19 22<br />

25 x 25 3 3<br />

50 x 50 4 4<br />

100 x 100 7 8<br />

8.5 Comparison of Results<br />

Thickness<br />

(mm)<br />

<strong>Patch</strong><br />

size<br />

AWPA<br />

Safe load<br />

(kN)<br />

ETL (Equivalent Testing Load)<br />

Pworking<br />

(based on Pmin)<br />

19 100 x 100 7 3.4 3.6<br />

Thickness<br />

(mm)<br />

<strong>Patch</strong><br />

size<br />

AWPA<br />

Safe load<br />

(kN)<br />

20<br />

Pworking<br />

(based on 5% isle<br />

Load)<br />

ETL (Equivalent Testing Load)<br />

Pworking<br />

(based on Pmin)<br />

22 100 x 100 8 4.5 5.2<br />

Pworking<br />

(based on 5% isle<br />

Load)

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!