Title Combat vehicle weight reduction by materials substitution : proceedings of a workshop / Dwayne Day, rapporteur ; Defense Materials Manufacturing and Infrastructure Standing Committee, National Materials and Manufacturing Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine

Published Washington, DC : The National Academies Press, [2018] ©2018

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 52 pages) : color illustrations Contents Introduction -- Plenary session : combat vehicle weight reduction -- the U.S. Army research challenge -- Topic 1 : armor -- Topic 2 : structure and automotive issues -- Panel session : implications for armor/structure and automotive issues -- Topic 3 : system effects and testing -- Concluding remarks -- Appendixes Summary "Vehicle weight reduction is an effective strategy for reducing fuel consumption in civilian vehicles. For combat vehicles, it presents not only an important opportunity to reduce fuel use and associated logistics, but also important advantages in transport and mobility on the battlefield. Although there have been numerous efforts in the past to reduce the overall weight of combat vehicles, combat vehicle weight has continued to increase over time due to new threats and missions. On December 8 and 9, 2014, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop to explore opportunities in lightweight materials for armored vehicles. This was the ninth workshop in an ongoing series for the U.S. military on materials and manufacturing issues. The workshop discussed future advances in weight reduction by materials substitution for vehicles, including such topics as armor, structure, automotive parts, and armaments. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop"--Publisher's description Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (National Academies Press, viewed October 23, 2018) Subject Armored vehicles, Military -- United States -- Congresses Materials science -- Congresses Vehicles, Military -- Design and construction -- Congresses TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science. Armored vehicles, Military Materials science Vehicles, Military -- Design and construction United States Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings Form Electronic book Author National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Defense Materials Manufacturing and Infrastructure Standing Committee, issuing body. Combat Vehicle Weight Reduction by Materials Substitution (Workshop) (2014) author ISBN 9780309445276 0309445272 9780309445290 0309445299

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