REINFORCED PLASTIC LANDING FLOAT AND BROW-DESIGN, FABRICATION, AND INSTALLATION.

Abstract

A promising new fiberglass reinforced plastic landing float and companion brow have been designed, built, and installed, and are now undergoing in-service tests at the Fleet Landing, Naval Station, San Diego, California. The float, which measures 60 by 14 feet in plan, and the brow are built with a unique glass-wrapped, polyurethane-foam-core planking material. The resultant float is light (26,000 pounds), strong, and unsinkable. The float will undergo tests for 3 years for the purpose of proving its increased cost-effectiveness over conventional steel, wood, and concrete floats. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0679678

Entities

People

  • D. A. Davis

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Composite Materials
  • Concrete
  • Cost Effectiveness
  • Costs
  • Fabrication
  • Fiberglass
  • Fibers
  • Films
  • Macromolecules
  • Materials
  • Molecules
  • Naval Shore Facilities
  • Plastics
  • Polymers
  • Polyurethanes

Readers

  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Oceanography.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials