Report of the Advisory Committee on Floating Platforms.

Abstract

The following is a list of the objectives and purpose of the Advisory Committee. (1) The safety and seaworthiness of the concept; (2) The ability of the concept to be extended in size, either by scaling the size of individual modules or by the addition of additional modules; (3) Technical issues which may arise from the design of the platform; and (4) Possible comments on costs and particularly as it affects the scalability of the concept for larger sizes. (MM)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1971
Accession Number
ADA293636

Entities

People

  • A. J. Tachmindju

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Gaps
  • Assembly
  • Computer Programs
  • Concrete
  • Construction
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Fabrication
  • Floating Platforms
  • Manufacturing
  • Model Tests
  • Naval Architecture
  • Oceans
  • Payload
  • Platforms
  • Research Facilities
  • Scale Models

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Marine Hydrodynamics
  • Software Engineering