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THE PURPOSE OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE A PROOF OFCONCEPT EVALUATION OF AN INSTRUMENT CAPABLE OF MEASURING NO,02, AND SO2 USING UV ABSORPTION AND A PHOTODIODE ARRAY SPECTROPHOTOMETER. IF SUCCESSFUL, THIS INSTRUMENT WOULD SATISFY ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF A CONTINUOUS EMISSION MONITORING SYSTEM REQUIRED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. SINCE ALL THREE GASES WOULD BE MEASURED WITH A S ...

SIGNIFICANT ADVANCES HAVE BEEN MADE RECENTLY IN THE DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD FOR THE ANALYSIS OF DYNAMIC EFFECTS ON UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES, VESSELS IN ICE INFESTED WATERS AND IN THE GENERAL SOLUTION OF DISCONTINUUM AND FRACTURING OF STRUCTURAL BODIES UPON IMPACT. THE METHOD HAS UNIQUE ADVANTAGES OVER THE FINITE ELEMENT METHOD PARTICULARLY FOR DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF UNDERGROUND EXCAVATIONS IN ROCK. CUR ...

THERE IS A WELL ESTABLISHED NEED FOR IMPROVED MATERIAL PROPERTIES CHARACTERIZATIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH NUCLEAR WEAPONS EFFECTS TESTS IN THE TUNNEL BED TUFFS BENEATH RAINIER MESA. SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVED SITE CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES WOULD PERMIT MORE CONFIDENT SELECTION OF INDIVIDUAL TEST SITES, BETTER ASSURANCE THAT TESTS WILL BE FULLY CONTINED, IMPROVED PREDICTIONS AND UNDERSTANDING OF GROUND ...

A REQUIREMENT EXISTS TO ACQUIRE ACCURATE AIRBLAST LOAD DATA AT DYNAMIC PRESSURES UP TO 10 KBAR FOR LONG DURATION. THE GAGE USED TO MAKE THESE MEASUREMENTS SHOULD EXHIBIT A LINEAR AND NONHYSTERETIC TRANSFER CURVE, HAVE ADEQUATE FREQUENCY RESPONSE TO MEASURE THE PARAMETER OF INTEREST, USE EXISTING SIGNAL CONDITIONING, SHOULD BE SMALL TO AID INSTALLATION IN STRUCTURES, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY BE EXTREME ...

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THIS ACTIVITY WILL DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE A METHOD TO SUPERIMPOSE A SIGNAL ON DATA CHANNELS WHICH WILL IDENTIFY THE PARTICULAR DATA CHANNEL. THE SIGNAL WILL BE GENERATED AS A BINARY CODE. INCLUDED WILL BE THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF ONE OR MORE PROTOTYPE CHANNEL IDENTIFIER SYSTEM(S) TO INTERFACE WITH REPRESENTATIVE DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM(S). PRODUCTION CONFIGURATION AND COST INFORMATI ...

A REALITY TODAYS WARFARE IS BEING CONFRONTED WITH BOTH NUCLEAR AND DIRECTED ENERGY WEAPONS (DEWS). DEFENSE AND COUNTERMEASURES AGAINST THESE THREATS ARE THE ONLY DETERRANTS TO ASSAULTS AND ATTACKS BY ENEMY FORCES. THE SOURCES OF DEWS MAY BE AGRESSOR FORCES, ORBITING SATELLITE STATIONS, OR EMBEDDED DEVICES WITHIN OUR BOARDERS. COUPLED NUCLEAR EFFECTS MAY ALSO COME FROM EXPLOSIVE DEVICES, MISSILES, ...

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IT IS PROPOSED TO DEVELOP A MANAGEMENT METHODOLOGY FOR PERFORMING TRADEOFF STUDIES OF NUCLEAR SURVIVABILITY OPTIONS FOR BATTLEFIELD SYSTEMS. THE PURPOSE FOR THE METHODOLOGY IS TO PROVIDE SYSTEMS MANAGERS (AND THEIR ADVISERS) A METHOD FOR ENSURING THE COST-EFFECTIVE SURVIVABILITY TECHNIQUES ARE INCLUDED IN THE SYSTEMS PLANNING IN EARLY STAGES. THE INTENT OF THE PROPOSAL IS TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION ...