Feasibility Study for an Inflatable Bow Ramp

Abstract

The report describes a feasibility study for developing an inflatable bow ramp for the 1179 Class LST. The ramp must be 110 ft. long, 16 ft. wide, and carry the maximum loads imposed by an M103 tank. Ten possible conceptual configurations were investigated with a more detailed design analysis effort being concentrated on two of the concepts. The ramp will be constructed of a two ply neoprene fabric and inflated with an inflation system separate from ship air supply. A scale model of one concept was built and tested which verified design calculations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 21, 1973
Accession Number
AD0768373

Entities

People

  • George F. Reitmeier
  • John W. Phillips
  • Milton B. Punnett

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bending Moments
  • Civil Engineering
  • Composite Materials
  • Construction
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Ions
  • Landing Craft
  • Materials
  • Mechanics
  • Microarchitecture
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Payload
  • Shape
  • Structural Loads
  • Tensile Strength

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Marine Hydrodynamics
  • Systems Analysis and Design