Flexor Marriage Bridle Tests

Abstract

This is a presentation of the initial tests conducted by the Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center (NFESC), Port Hueneme, California, involving the use of wire bridles to end connect Navy Lightered (NL) causeways. Amphibious Construction Battalion ONE, Coronado, California provided the assets necessary to demonstrate conventional equipment and methods used in such marriages. Modifications to the rigging arrangement and procedure resulted in safer, quicker, and more controllable connections. Hardware and operational improvements are suggested for inclusion in subsequent tests that are intended to improved the use of existing equipment as well as provide criteria for next generation higher sea state systems. The funding is provided by the Office of Naval Research under Replenishment Project RM33F61 of the Navy Exploratory Development Program LH2A - Facilities and Material, as well through the Sealift Support Program directed by the Civil Engineering Support Office (CESO) and the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVEAC).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1994
Accession Number
AD1092561

Entities

People

  • Edward Huang
  • W. Hatch

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accountability
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Attachment
  • California
  • Causeways
  • Civil Engineering
  • Connectors
  • Construction
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Demonstrations
  • Engineering
  • Marriage
  • Military Research
  • Personnel Management
  • Resilience
  • Safety
  • Test Equipment

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design