A promising new fiberglass reinforced plastic landing float and companion brow have been designed, built, and installed, and are now undergoing in-service tests at the Fleet Landing, Naval Station, San Diego, California. The float, which measures 60 by 14 feet in plan, and the brow are built with a unique glass-wrapped, polyurethane-foam-core planking material. The resultant float is light (26,000 pounds), strong, and unsinkable. The float will undergo tests for 3 years for the purpose of proving its increased cost-effectiveness over conventional steel, wood, and concrete floats. (Author)


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    Title :

    Reinforced Plastic Landing Float and Brow-Design, Fabrication, and Installation


    Contributors:
    D. A. Davis (author)

    Publication date :

    1968


    Size :

    30 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English