Evaluation Report of the Double Wall Air Inflated MUST Shelter Made from Three Dimensional Fabric.

摘要

A three-unit MUST shelter was fabricated of double-wall sections, each consisting of a single piece of fabric produced by a three-dimensional weaving technique. The program consisted of developing this technique, as well as a method for spray-coating the exposed surfaces with synthetic rubber compounds equivalent to standard MUST shelter specifications. This report provides an assessment of the developed materials, processing equipment, and fabrication methods used in producing the shelter sections. It describes problems encountered, design changes required to accommodate the newly developed inflatable structure. It discusses testing procedures and results, inspection and quality assurance provisions. Limitations of the new system together with recommendations for future improvement or corrective action are also discussed. (Author)