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  2. Plywood - Wikipedia

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    Plywood is a composite material manufactured from ... Oriented plywood construction has a high wheel-carrying capacity. Hardwood plywood has excellent surface ...

  3. Strength of materials - Wikipedia

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    The stresses and strains that develop within a mechanical member must be calculated in order to assess the load capacity of that member. This requires a complete description of the geometry of the member, its constraints, the loads applied to the member and the properties of the material of which the member is composed.

  4. Material failure theory - Wikipedia

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    In materials science, material failure is the loss of load carrying capacity of a material unit. This definition introduces to the fact that material failure can be examined in different scales, from microscopic, to macroscopic. In structural problems, where the structural response may be beyond the initiation of nonlinear material behaviour ...

  5. Structural load - Wikipedia

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    A structural load or structural action is a mechanical load (more generally a force) applied to structural elements. [1] [2] A load causes stress, deformation, displacement or acceleration in a structure. Structural analysis, a discipline in engineering, analyzes the effects of loads on structures and structural elements.

  6. Structural integrity and failure - Wikipedia

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    Structural failure refers to the loss of structural integrity, or the loss of load-carrying structural capacity in either a structural component or the structure itself. Structural failure is initiated when a material is stressed beyond its strength limit, causing fracture or excessive deformations ; one limit state that must be accounted for ...

  7. Contact mechanics - Wikipedia

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    Leighton et al. [38] demonstrated that Gaussian fit data is not accurate for modelling any engineered surfaces and went on to demonstrate [39] that early running of the surfaces results in a gradual transition which significantly changes the surface topography, load carrying capacity and friction.

  8. Laminated veneer lumber - Wikipedia

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    While plywood became widespread by the early 20th century, the invention of LVL was not until the 1980s after the invention of oriented strand board. [3] The American Wood Council's National Design Specification for Wood Construction is generally updated on a 3- to 5-year cycle. The 1991 release is the first release which mentions LVL.

  9. Cement board - Wikipedia

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    In terms of load-bearing capacity, cement-bonded particle boards have higher capacity than cement fibre boards. Cement particle boards are manufactured from 1 ⁄ 4 to 1 + 9 ⁄ 16 inches (6 to 40 mm) thickness making it suitable for high load bearing applications.