The Pack Method for Compressive Tests of Thin Specimens of Materials Used in Thin-Wall Structures (1939)
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s in which the detail procedure, given below, was allel to the load axis. These faces were left clear so that closely followed. gages to measure the strain could be attached to the The "pack" test involves the use of external support specimen. Stability in the direction of the width was supplied by… … and which might change the properties of the specimens. \ M The lateral supports of the pack were designed to 5 give adequate support against buckling combined with a minimum resistance to displacements parallel to the Figure 2.—"Pack" taken from shoot. load. Emphasis was placed on this requirement…
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