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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451570603321

Titolo

Application of lightweighting technology to military aircraft, vessels and vehicles [[electronic resource] /] / National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2012

ISBN

1-280-38017-9

9786613558084

0-309-22167-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (159 p.)

Disciplina

623

Soggetti

Vehicles, Military - Technological innovations - United States

Vehicles, Military - United States - Design and construction

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Committee on Benchmarking the Technology and Application of Lightweighting ; National Materials and Manufacturing Board ; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Background and Motivation""; ""2 Lightweighting Airborne Vehicles""; ""3 Lightweighting Maritime Vehicles""; ""4 Lightweighting Land-Based Vehicles""; ""5 Cross-cutting Issues and Challenges""; ""6 Findings and Recommendations""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A: Committee Biographies""; ""Appendix B: Presentations to the Committee""; ""Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations""