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Paweł Pełczyński1, Włodzimierz Szewczyk1, Maria Bieńkowska1
1Centre of Papermaking and Printing, Lodz University of Technology, Wólczańska 221, 95-003 Łódź, Poland.
Abstract:
The main objective of the presented research was to find a model that describes the maximum compressive force of paper in its plane. The research began with crushing tests of a number of packaging paper samples of various lengths. It was shown that due to the specific structure of the paper and the high heterogeneity of its structure, packaging paper is material where it is difficult to determine the maximum compressive stress. Next, three analytical models describing the load capacity of a flat paper web were investigated and an alternative empirical model was proposed. The results of the performed tests are directly applicable in the calculation of the mechanical properties of corrugated cardboard and the determination of the load capacity of cardboard packaging.
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