R E Platts
Biographic Data
| ID | 5593161 |
|---|---|
| NAME | R E Platts |
| GIVEN NAMES | R E |
| FAMILY NAME | Platts |
| SIGNATURE | PLATTS R E |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Research Council Canada |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1960 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1966 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Angirraq: Low Cost Prefabrication in Arctic Houses
Production models of the Angirraq hut, developed for the Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Ottawa, can be built for $4.00/sq ft, complete except for services. Basic stressed skin panels (fir plywood) with full thick glass fiber insulation packed in the closed panels and cedar plywood exterior are combined with open-joints to form an assembly, tied with shear dowels and continuous chords, to form a rigid box. Construction deta…
Housing in northern Canada: Some recent developments
The northern part of Canada is probably the most isolated, sparsely populated, and inaccessible land mass in the northern hemisphere. The Yukon and Northwest Territories comprise an area of 11⁄2 million sq. miles and contain only 34,000 people, 8,300 of whom are Eskimo. Into this vast area only one navigable river penetrates, and the sea lanes around its perimeter are open for only three months in the year. This isolation and scarcity of people a…
Housing in northern Canada: Some recent developments
The northern part of Canada is probably the most isolated, sparsely populated, and inaccessible land mass in the northern hemisphere. The Yukon and Northwest Territories comprise an area of 11⁄2 million sq. miles and contain only 34,000 people, 8,300 of whom are Eskimo. Into this vast area only one navigable river penetrates, and the sea lanes around its perimeter are open for only three months in the year. This isolation and scarcity of people a…
Housing in northern Canada: Some recent developments
The northern part of Canada is probably the most isolated, sparsely populated, and inaccessible land mass in the northern hemisphere. The Yukon and Northwest Territories comprise an area of 11⁄2 million sq. miles and contain only 34,000 people, 8,300 of whom are Eskimo. Into this vast area only one navigable river penetrates, and the sea lanes around its perimeter are open for only three months in the year. This isolation and scarcity of people a…
The Angirraq: Low Cost Prefabrication in Arctic Houses
Production models of the Angirraq hut, developed for the Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Ottawa, can be built for $4.00/sq ft, complete except for services. Basic stressed skin panels (fir plywood) with full thick glass fiber insulation packed in the closed panels and cedar plywood exterior are combined with open-joints to form an assembly, tied with shear dowels and continuous chords, to form a rigid box. Construction deta…
Geography (2 works) · Geology (2 works) · Geology (2 works) · Aerospace Engineering (1 works) · Aerospace Engineering (1 works) · Archaeology (1 works) · Arctic (1 works) · Arctic and Russian Policy Studies (1 works) · Climate change and permafrost (1 works) · Commission (1 works)