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Strip: tech stuff
By:AD
Date: 8/18/2008, 10:46 pm

on this sandwich construction: wood as the core and fiberglass as the outer layers. does the distance of the fiberglass layers play a part in strength? I would think that if the glass is farther apart(the wood layer is thicker)it would be stronger. is this assumption correct? For instance: if a stronger wood is used then a thinner strip of this wood can be used. But the glass layers will be closer together. will this have to be considered in over all strength of the construction? thanks

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Strip: tech stuff
AD -- 8/18/2008, 10:46 pm
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Dave ( of Calif.) -- 8/19/2008, 9:12 pm
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Charlie -- 8/19/2008, 4:27 pm
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Peter Sebbage -- 8/18/2008, 11:48 pm
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Charlie -- 8/18/2008, 11:29 pm