Plastics in Building Structures

Proceedings of a Conference Held in London, 14-16 June 1965

1st Edition - January 1, 1966
Authors: D. S. Mahon, J. C. Barford, W. Dawson
Language: English
eBook ISBN:
9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 2 3 1 8 - 6

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Plastics in Building Structures covers the proceedings of a conference, held in London on June 14-16, 1965. This conference focuses on the applications of plastics materials in structures. This book emerged from 39 papers presented at the conference. The introductory papers describe the properties of plastics in relation to building structures, and the economic aspects, fire regulations, and flammability of these materials. Considerable papers are devoted to various areas of application of plastics, including adhesives, polymer cements, cored chipboard units, and glued timber. These topics are followed by discussions on the characterization, design, and structural and physical properties of plastics. The final chapters review the commercial development and applications of plastic materials. This book will prove useful to engineers, designer, manufacturers, and researchers in the allied fields.

Foreword1 Building in Plasticsâ€”Plastics in Building: What is Needed2 The Properties of Plastics in Relation to Building Structures Discussion on Papers 1 and 23 Cost and Cost Techniques Discussion on Paper 34 Dimensional Co-Ordination Discussion on Paper 45 Fire Regulations and Plastics6 Plastics in Buildings and Fire Insurance7 Results of Fire Tests on Plastics Pipes and Sheets for Covering Walls and Ceilings8 assessment of the Flammability of Plastics Materials Discussion on Papers 5, 6, 7 and 89 Developments in Service Core Units and Prefabricated Bathrooms10 Service Core Units and Prefabricated Bathrooms in Industrialized Building Discussion on Papers 9 and 1011 The Use of Epoxy Adhesives for Bonding Concrete Part I The Use of Epoxy Adhesives for Bonding Concrete Part II12 The Fire-Resistance of Resin-Jointed Concrete13 Polymer Cements14 Cored Chipboard Units15 Plastics in Glued Timber Structural Joints Discussion on Papers 11, 12, 13, 14 and 1516 Weathering of Plastics17 Measurement of Photochemical Degradation in Rigid Poly(Vinyl Chloride)18 Acrylics under Load Discussion on Papers 16, 17 and 1819 Acceptable Standards of Sound Insulation in Houses, Flats and offices20 The General Problems of Sound Isolation21 *22 Design of Lightweight Partitions with High Sound Insulation Discussion on Papers 19, 20 and 2223 Design Construction and Experience with Post-Tensioned Polyester Roof in the Swiss National Exhibition24 The Analysis of Folded-Plate Structures in Plastics25 Recent Developments in Plastics Stressed-Skin Pyramidal Roof Systems26 Prefabricated Shell Structure of Glass-Reinforced Plastics for A Greenhouse27 The Development of A Long-Span Load-Bearing Reinforced-Plastics Roofing and Walling Unit Discussion on Papers 23, 24, 25, 26 and 2728 Optimum Design of Sandwich Struts and Beams29 Plastics Sandwich Panels with Various Foamed Core Materials, and their Behavior under Load30 Structural Behavior of Sandwich Panels with Foamed-Plastics Cores Discussion on Papers 28, 29 and 3031 Structural Potentials of Paper-Skin Polyurethane Foam Board32 Structural Building Panels with Expanded Polystyrene Cores33 The Physical Properties of Rigid Urethane Foam Sandwich Panels34 The Design and Structural Applications of Urethanecored Sandwich Panels Discussion on Papers 31, 32, 33 and 3435 Application of Minimum Structure to Cellular Plastics36 The Capillary Structureâ€”A New System for Producing Sandwich Panels37 Commercial Development of Panelized Cold-Storage Units Discussion on Papers 35, 36 and 3738 Building Structures with Plastics39 Evaluation of the Long-Term Strength of Structural Synthetic MaterialsViews in RetrospectAuthors' Biographical Notes