The Effect of the Stiffness of Unit Load Components on Pallet Deflection and Box Compression Strength

Currently, pallets are designed assuming that the load is distributed evenly on the top of the pallet. When pallets are loaded with packages such as corrugated boxes or returnable plastic containers, due to their physical shape, packages, are not capable of deforming freely with the pallet and a bri...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Phanthanousy, Samantha
Other Authors: Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/86203