THE ROLE FOR COMPOSITE MATERIALS IN FUTURE MARINE TRANSPORTATION

The maritime industry was one of the first extensive users of glass reinforced plastics. The development of glass fiber and polyester resins has now reached a plateau, however, and improvements in performance can only be achieved by turning to the advanced composites (e.g., DuPont's KEVLAR). A collaborative approach between maritime interests and manufacturers of composites to explore the potential of advanced fibers for high speed vessels is proposed. The authors point out that properly engineered composites can produce the lightest vessels while at the same time lowering manufacturing costs.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Conference paper
• Authors:
  • Marchant, A
  • Pinzelli, R F
• Conference:
  • International High-Speed Surface Craft Conference, 6th
  • Location: London, England
  • Date: 1988-1-14 to 1988-1-15
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 12p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cooperation; Cost effectiveness; Fiber composites; Glass fiber reinforced plastics; Industries; Maritime industry; State of the art
• Uncontrolled Terms: High speed vessels
• Old TRIS Terms: Kevlar (Composite material)
• Subject Areas: Finance; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00658314
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM