CONTAINER EFFECTS IN CUSHIONED PACKAGES: URETHANE FOAM CUSHIONING APPLIED AS SIDE PADS

Abstract

The container effect was important in the performance of cushioned packages using the side-pad method of cushion application. If such cushioned packages were satisfactory on the basis of their flat-drop performance, they seem likely to provide adequate protection against edgewise and diagonally cornerwise impacts as well.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0668838

Entities

People

  • C. A. Jordan

Organizations

  • Forest Products Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Containers
  • Cushioning
  • Displacement
  • Drop Tests
  • Frequency
  • Impact Loads
  • Laminated Plastics
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Packaging
  • Peak Values
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Shipping
  • Shipping Containers
  • Shock Response Spectra
  • Spectra
  • Stiffness

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Materials Science