SBIR/STTR Research Award
NEW METHODS OF CONSTRUCTING SCALE MODEL ARMOR UNITS
Award amount
$150,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
1988Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- Exterior Walls Systems Ltd.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
SCALE MODEL ARMOR UNITS OF SPECIFIED SIZE, SHAPE, AND DENSITY ARE NEEDED FOR USE IN COASTAL MODEL INVESTIGATION OF BREAKWATER STABILITY. THE TECHNICAL REPORTS INDICATE THAT THE MODELS USED IN PREVIOUS TESTS MADE USING A SULFER COMPOUND HAD A LOW-BREAK STRENGTH. THE AIM OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO DEVELOP MODELS IN EITHER PLASTIC, AND/OR "SUPER" CONCRETE IN A COST-EFFECTIVE, SAFE MANNER, THAT MEET THE SPECIFIED SIZE, SHAPE, AND DENSITY, AND HAVE A HIGH-BREAK STRENGTH.
Technology keywords
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