Composite Hull for an Amphibious Vehicle. Design, Fabrication, and Testing of a Composite Hull for a Tracked Amphibious Vehicle. Phase 1 and 2

Abstract

In response to a Marine Corps request for a lightweight composite hull for amphibious vehicles, a glass reinforced plastic (GRP) hull for an M113A1 armored personnel carrier has been designed, fabricated, and tested under phases I and II of a David Taylor Research Center development program. The one-piece, molded hull of epoxy E-glass woven laminate is joined to a welded aluminum lower hull to provide a lightweight, buoyant vehicle, armored on the sides, front and rear by 4-inch square ceramic tiles protected by thin aluminum sheet. Thickness of the composite material is 0.75 inch at the sides and 1.25 inch at the roof. Design efforts were marked by a number of key developmental activities including structural design, stress analysis and material evaluation as well as fabrication of the hull. Keywords: Armor, Composites, Design, Development, Lightweight vehicle.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA205213

Entities

People

  • R. C. Curley

Organizations

  • Martin Marietta

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Classification
  • Composite Materials
  • Contracts
  • Fabrication
  • Fire Extinguishers
  • Laminates
  • Manufacturing
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanical Working
  • Structural Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Thermal Expansion

Readers

  • Marine Hydrodynamics
  • Military Science
  • Reinforced Composite Materials