Applications of expanded polystyrene pellets to give hull internal buoyancy to displace water of sunken ships; description of salvage work with reference to production and use of expanded polystyrene spheres; examples of salvage operations include -- raising of dredger of 1000 tons from depth of 45 ft, of merchant ship of 4200 gross tons from depth of 100 ft, and of merchant ship of 2700 gross tons of light-weight construction.
Plastics raise sunken ships
Engineering
Engineering ; 205 , n 5324
1968
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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