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)
Reinforced Plastic Landing Float and Brow-Design, Fabrication, and Installation
1968
30 pages
Report
No indication
English
Marine Engineering , Manufacturing Processes & Materials Handling , Floating docks , Reinforced plastics , Manufacturing methods , Bulkheads , Filament wound construction , Buoyancy , Wear resistance , Abrasives , Design , Performance(Engineering) , Isocyanate plastics , Expanded plastics , Design criteria , Brows