FABRICATING STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS, SUCH AS I-BEAMS, FROM FIBERREINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS.

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Award Information

Agency:

Department of Transportation

Branch:

N/A

Amount:

$47,000.00

Award Year:

1983

Program:

SBIR

Phase:

Phase I

Contract:

N/A

Agency Tracking Number:

305

Solicitation Year:

N/A

Solicitation Topic Code:

N/A

Solicitation Number:

N/A

Small Business Information

The Cumagna Corpon

26 S. Wakefield Road, Norristown, PA, 19403

Hubzone Owned:

Socially and Economically Disadvantaged:

Woman Owned:

Duns:

N/A

Principal Investigator

Name: DR. ROBERT A. FLORENTINE
Title: PRESIDENT
Phone: () -

Business Contact

Phone: () -

Research Institution

N/A

Abstract

FABRICATING STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS, SUCH AS I-BEAMS, FROM FIBERREINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS. THESE ELEMENTS ARE EXPECTEDTO BE EXTREMELY STRONG, ONE-FOURTH THE DENSITY OF STEEL, ANDTO PERMIT CONSIDERABLE SAVINGS IN THE COST OF ERECTION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPLACEMENT OF BRIDGES, ETC. PHASE I WILL PRODUCE, TEST, AND ANALYZE I-BEAMS FABRICATED FROM SEVERAL MAGNAWEAVE CONSTRUCTIONS (WEAVE GEOMETRIES); THE PROGRAM WILL DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF ADAPTING THE PROCESS TO BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS. IT WILL ALSO INDICATE THE POTENTIAL VALUE OF SUCH COMPOSITE SHAPES TO REDUCE THE COST AND COMPLEXITY OF BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION, AND PROVIDE SOME ESTIMATE OF THE PROLONGED LIFETIME OF MAGNAWEAVE- BUILT BRIDGES. THE PROGRAM WILL OPERATE WITH DATA GENERATED ELSEWHERE FOR MATERIAL.

* information listed above is at the time of submission.

FABRICATING STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS, SUCH AS I-BEAMS, FROM FIBERREINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS.

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