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STOCHASTIC METHODS IN PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Air Force 		Award ID:
5521 		Program Year/Program:
1987 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
5521 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
Applied Research Associates, Inc.
4300 San Mateo Blvd. NE, Suite A-220 Albuquerque, NM 87110 0126
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 1987
Title: STOCHASTIC METHODS IN PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES
Agency / Branch: DOD / USAF
Contract: N/A
Award Amount: $56,372.00
 

Abstract:

A PHASE I EFFORT IS PROPOSED TO INTEGRATE PREVIOUS WORK AND DEVELOP THE NEEDED RESEARCH BASE TO ASSESS AND DEVELOP STOCHASTIC METHODS FOR PROTECTIVE DESIGN FOR NON-NUCLEAR WEAPONS. THE CORNERSTONE OF THIS EFFORT WILL BE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A RELIABILITY-BASED DESIGN (RBD) PROCEDURE. THERE ARE SEVERAL WELL DEVELOPED RBD PROCEDURES (LOAD AND RESISTANCE FACTORS, FIRST-ORDER SECOND-MOMENT, AND MONTE CARLO METHODS) THAT ARE RELEVANT TO STOCHASTIC PROTECTIVE DESIGN. AN INFORMED SELECTION OF ONE OF THESE METHODS REQUIRES, FIRST, AN ANALYSIS OF THE UNCERTAINTIES; AND SECOND, AN ASSESSMENT OF COMPUTATIONALS SIMPLICITY/PREDICTION ACCURACY TRADEOFFS. HENCE, THE PROPOSED PHASE I TECHNICAL OBJECTIVES ARE: (1) IDENTIFY AND ANALYZE UNCERTAINTIES FOR EACH BASIC STRUCTURAL RESPONSE FAILURE MODE FOR PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES; (2) REVIEW STOCHASTIC METHODS AND PERFORM CALCULATIONS OF PROBABILITY OF SURVIVAL USING EACH OF THE ALTERNATIVE RBD PROCEDURES FOR THE RELEVANT FAILURE MODES FOR TWO PROTECTIVE STRUCTURE DESIGNS; AND (3) DEVELOP AND PRESENT A DETAILED PLAN OF THE TASKS REQUIRED TO DEVELOP STATE-OF-THE-ART RBD PROCEDURES FOR EACH LOAD-RESPONSE MECHANISM.

Principal Investigator:

Lawrence a twisdale jr
9198760018

Business Contact:

Small Business Information at Submission:

Applied Research Assocs Inc
6404 Falls Of Neuse Rd - Ste 2 Raleigh, NC 27615

EIN/Tax ID: 850276434
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No