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The Influence of Package Size and Flute Type of Corrugated Boxes on Load Bridging in Unit Loads

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dc.contributor.authorPark, Jonghunen
dc.contributor.authorHorvath, Laszloen
dc.contributor.authorWhite, Marshall S.en
dc.contributor.authorPhanthanousy, Samanthaen
dc.contributor.authorAraman, Philipen
dc.contributor.authorBush, Robert J.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Biomaterialsen
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-15T19:28:59Zen
dc.date.available2020-04-15T19:28:59Zen
dc.date.issued2017-01en
dc.description.abstractShipping pallets often are designed with the assumption that the payload carried is flexible and uniformly distributed on the pallet surface. However, packages on the pallet can act as a series of discrete loads, and the physical interactions among the packages can add stiffness to the pallet/load combination. The term 'load bridging' has been used to describe this phenomenon. The study reported in this paper investigated the relationships of package size, corrugated flute type and pallet stiffness to load bridging and the resulting unit-load deflection. The experimental results indicated that an increase in box size changed the unit-load deflection by as much as 75%. Flute type was found to impact load bridging and the resulting unit-load deflection. Changing the corrugated box flute type from B-flute or BC-flute to E-flute reduces the unit-load deflection by as much as 40%. Also, experimental data indicates that the effect of package size and corrugated board flute type on pallet deflection is the greatest for low stiffness pallets. The results provide information that can be used to design unit loads that use material more efficiently. Copyright (C) 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.en
dc.description.adminPublic domain – authored by a U.S. government employeeen
dc.description.notesUSDA Forest Service - Southern Research Station, Ongweoweh Corporation and the members of the Center for Packaging and Unit Load Design at Virginia Tech are gratefully acknowledged for their financial support for this research project. Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) is also acknowledged for the testing material support for this research project.en
dc.description.sponsorshipUSDA Forest Service - Southern Research StationUnited States Department of Agriculture (USDA)United States Forest Service; Ongweoweh Corporation; Center for Packaging and Unit Load Design at Virginia Techen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1002/pts.2279en
dc.identifier.eissn1099-1522en
dc.identifier.issn0894-3214en
dc.identifier.issue1-2en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/97636en
dc.identifier.volume30en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedicationen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/en
dc.subjectunit loaden
dc.subjectpalleten
dc.subjectcorrugated boxen
dc.subjectload bridgingen
dc.subjectstress distributionen
dc.titleThe Influence of Package Size and Flute Type of Corrugated Boxes on Load Bridging in Unit Loadsen
dc.title.serialPackaging Technology and Scienceen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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