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Accession Number
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PB2012-111158
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Title
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Evaluation of Bolted Connections in Wood Plastic Composites.
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Publication Date
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Dec 1999
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Media Count
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86p
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Personal Author
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D. A. Balma
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Abstract
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The goals of this research were to verify the European Yield Model (EYM) for wood plastic composites (WPC) with 12.7 mm diameter bolts, and to observe the general behavior of WPC connections. WPCs are relatively new materials, and little is known about th ...
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Keywords
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Aspect ratio
Bearing strength
Bending
Bolted joints
Bolts
Dowels
Fibers
Polyethylene
Wood plastic composites
Yield strength
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Source Agency
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Forest Service Engineering Staff Washington DC
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NTIS Subject Category
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89G - Construction Materials, Components, & Equipment
71F - Composite Materials
71R - Wood & Paper Products
41F - Joining
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Corporate Author
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Washington State Univ., Pullman. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
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Document Type
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Technical report
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Title Note
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N/A
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NTIS Issue Number
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1219
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Contract Number
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N/A
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