1. Corrugated cardboard
1.1 Structures
In the case of building materials, the study of material strength has made it possible to replace heavy, massive beams with profiled structures that are just as rigid, but lighter. In the same way, corrugated cardboard can replace a heavy solid board with several flat sheets held equidistantly by one or more corrugated spacers (figure 1 ):
the outer flat leaves are called covers;
The flat inner leaves are called medians;
the corrugated sheets forming the spacer are called flutes.
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Corrugated cardboard
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French annual production of corrugated board rose from 122,000 t in 1952 to 1,680,000 t in 1983, reaching 3,520,000 t in 2000, with sales of 15.5 billion francs. It is considered a significant indicator of economic activity, as its curve and that of industrial production follow the same trends (figureA and tableA). Paper and cardboard packaging is a leading sector, with significant consumption, particularly in the food industry...
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