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The Advanced Structures and Composites Center in partnership with the US Army Corps of Engineers R & D Center has developed blast-resistant structures with coated wood framing members, panels and subassemblies. These blast-resistant materials are economically coated to enhance the construction material’s ductility and energy dissipation capacity.
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Soon after Hurricane Andrew caused $20 billion in damages and havoc in Florida, the Advanced Structures and Composites Center researchers began exploring ways to safeguard buildings from natural disasters such as hurricanes and earthquakes. They focused on easy-to-manufacture, inexpensive construction panels which would provide improved resistance to hurricanes and other natural disasters.
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The Modular Ballistic Protection System, developed in the Advanced Structures and Composites Center's laboratories in partnership with the US Natick Army Soldier RD&E Center, was named by the American Composites Manufacturers Association as winner of two of the composites industry’s highest awards in 2007.
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In partnership with the U.S. Army Natick Soldier RD & E Center, researchers at the Advanced Structures and Composites Center have developed a novel rigidified, inflatable composite arch that acts as both formwork and structural reinforcement for a variety of applications including short and medium span bridges, temporary buildings, underground storage facilities, tunnels, overpasses, and hangers.
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The Advanced Structures and Composites Center's nanocellulose research program focuses on utilizing lower cost nanocomposites made fromcellulose to develop the next generation of lightweight high performance, biobased materials for a variety of defense, infrastructure, and energy applications.
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In partnership with Hodgdon Yachts and Maine Marine Manufacturing, the Advanced Structures and Composites Center has designed and launched a prototype composites special operations boat t o replace the current aluminum hull craft used by the Navy Seals.
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The Advanced Structures and Composites Center has worked extensively over a period of years developing models and design specifications for FRP-glulam bridges; evaluating the durability of FRP-glulam bridges through material level and full scale testing; and constructing, evaluating and monitoring FRP-glulam bridges.