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Accession Number:
ADA076332
Title:
Investigation of Rapidly Deployable Plastic Foam Systems. Volume I. System Development
Descriptive Note:
Final rept.
Corporate Author:
CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING RESEARCH LAB (ARMY) CHAMPAIGN IL
Report Date:
1979-10-01
Pagination or Media Count:
41.0
Abstract:
Volume I of this report 1 presents the findings of a study conducted to develop a low-density polyurethane foam system that is deployable within 5 seconds, and 2 documents a study of foamfabric deployable shapes. An especially fast-reacting foam formulation was devised, hardware for delivery and mixing of foam chemicals was designed and evaluated, various geometric shapes of constant volume that the foam could be formed into were investigated, and the impact loading characteristics of the foam at various times soon after generation were studied. Fabrication of fabric foam cylinders was also studied. Volume II documents a study of fabric-skinned, foam-filled cylindrical beams and an analyticalexperimental study of their bending properties. Results of the studies show that a low-density polyurethane foam system that will deploy within 5 seconds is practical to generate and to form into geometrically shaped lightweight fabric bags. The foam exhibits good impact absorption properties very quickly after formation these properties can be used to attenuate rapidly applied loads of low to intermediate velocities. Finally, the fabricfoam composite beams posses interesting structural qualities commensurate with the fabric and foam used in making them. The analytical and experimental results compare very well. The analysis identified several factors of the mechanics involved that must be included in calculations to predict the loading response of such composites. Author
Distribution Statement:
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
