Intercalated Phosphonate-Clay Composites as Latent Heat Storage Materials for Masonry

Not Available The objective of this project is to develop algorithms and a software tool that will allow the user to have a true and accurate representation of a cable's shape as it lays on an irregular bottom terrain, including the unsupported spans and points of contact at the bottom, as well as the bend radii developed at the contact points (to compute induced stresses). We propose a two step iterative algorithm to find the supported and suspended segments of a cable along a sea floor route. The algorithm is simple to implement and computationally efficient. Software support moduels will be provided for graphical visualization of the cable shape, for accessing cable properties and design, and for accessing bathymetry data. We shall collaborate with a commercial communications cable company in the design and evaluation of the software system.