Application of lightweighting technology to military aircraft, vessels, and vehicles /

"Lightweighting is a concept well known to structural designers and engineers in all applications areas, from laptops to bicycles to automobiles to buildings and airplanes. Reducing the weight of structures can provide many advantages, including increased energy efficiency, better design, impro...

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Corporate Authors:	National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Benchmarking the Technology and Application of Lightweighting, National Research Council (U.S.). National Materials and Manufacturing Board
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2012]
Subjects:	Vehicles, Military > Design and construction.
Online Access:	National Academies Press http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13277