Frictional Characteristics Manuscript :: Plant Studies :: Physical Characteristics and Properties

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Title:
Frictional Characteristics Manuscript :: Plant Studies :: Physical Characteristics and Properties
Description:
This record contains charts, research notes, drafts, and editorial notes and comments pertaining to a report, “Physical Properties of Green Virginia-Type Tobacco Leaves, Part II: Frictional Characteristics” by Professors C. W. Suggs and W. E. Splinter, which was published in Tobacco Science in 1960. The report examined the angle of sliding and static friction between tobacco leaves and various engineering materials including plywood, canvas, and sheet metal.
Topics:
Agriculture
Subjects:
Editing
Farm mechanization
Publishers and publishing
Sliding friction
Tobacco -- Harvesting
Tobacco -- Research
Original Format:
Multiple materials (materials for groups)
Item identifier:
mc00033-002-bx0007-001-000
Coverage Date:
circa to
Genre:
Correspondence
Research notes
Technical reports
Names:
North Carolina State College. Department of Agricultural Engineering more info on North Carolina State College. Department of Agricultural Engineering 
Suggs, Charles W. more info on Suggs, Charles W. 
Splinter, William E. more info on Splinter, William E., 1925- 
Giles, G. W. (George Wallace), 1910-2003 more info on Giles, G. W. (George Wallace), 1910-2003 
Johnson, William H. more info on Johnson, William H. 
Tobacco Science more info on Tobacco Science 
Weybrew, J. A. more info on Weybrew, J. A. 
Keller, Kenneth Raymond more info on Keller, Kenneth Raymond, 1913-1985 
Seltmann, Heinz more info on Seltmann, Heinz 
Sewell, John Ike more info on Sewell, John Ike 
Digital Project:
Cultivating a Revolution

Source information

Repository:
Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Collection:
Charles W. Suggs Papers, 1914 - 1995 (MC00033) held by Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Note field:
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Rights:
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Funding:
Digitization of this resource was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

Scanned folders from the same box

  1. Frictional Characteristics Manuscript :: Plant Studies :: Physical Characteristics and Properties, Series 2, Box 7, Folder 1 (Current Folder)
  2. "Force to Rack Tobacco," 1963
    Series 2, Box 7, Folder 2
  3. Study on leaf loss from defoliators, 1963-1964
    Series 2, Box 7, Folder 3
  4. Study on force needed for leaf removal, 1961
    Series 2, Box 7, Folder 4
  5. Leaf angle study, 1963
    Series 2, Box 7, Folder 5
  6. Leaf area versus stalk diameter, 1961
    Series 2, Box 7, Folder 6
  7. Data charts comparing leaf area and stalk diameter, 1960
    Series 2, Box 7, Folder 7
  8. Leaf Dimension, Weight and Midrib Strength Drafts :: Plant Studies :: Physical Characteristics and Properties
    Series 2, Box 7, Folder 8
  9. Data charts on plants' physical characteristics and properties, 1954
    Series 2, Box 7, Folder 9
  10. Research on the mechanical strength of tobacco plants, 1963-1964
    Series 2, Box 7, Folder 10
  11. Line graph on the mechanical strength of tobacco tissue, 1963-1964
    Series 2, Box 7, Folder 11