SBIR/STTR Research Award
AN EXTENSIVE REVIEW WILL BE MADE OF LITERATURE ON TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS OR INNOVATIVE METHODS OF EXPLOSIVE EXCAVATION.
Award amount
$45,879Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1985Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- SCIENCE & ENGINEERING ASSOC., INC.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
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- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
AN EXTENSIVE REVIEW WILL BE MADE OF LITERATURE ON TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS OR INNOVATIVE METHODS OF EXPLOSIVE EXCAVATION. THIS REVIEW WILL IDENTIFY ANY PROMISING CONCEPTS FOR REDUCING TIME REQUIRED OR IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY IN DRILLING FOR BLASTS, LOADING BLAST HOLES, CHARGE DESIGN, VENTILATION AND FUME REMOVAL, AND MUCKING. THE GOAL OF THE STUDY IS TO IDENTIFY THOSE CONCEPTS WHICH MIGHT BE INTEGRABLE INTO THE POST ATTACK EGRESS SYSTEM FOR A DEEP UNDERGROUND BASE. IF SUCH IMPROVEMENTS CAN BE MADE, THEY COULD LEAD TO EXPLOSIVE EXCAVATION AS A SUPPLEMENT OR ALTERNATIVE TO TUNNEL BORING MACHINES. A FINAL REPORT WILL PRESENT THE RESULTS OF THE STUDY AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF CANDIDATE CONCEPTS.
Technology keywords
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