[PSUBS-MAILIST] Titan submersible missing at Titanic site

[Bernie Hellstrom via Personal_Submersibles]

Many boat hulls were made with FC. Even the landing barges in the ww2 , to make piers to in load ships! 

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> On Jun 24, 2023, at 6:41 AM, Marc de Piolenc via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
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> And speaking of materials, does anybody know any source of information on the use of ferrocement in submersibles? I've found information on reinforced concrete, on prestressed concrete, but nothing on FC.
> 
> Marc de Piolenc
> 
>> On 6/24/2023 6:22 PM, Marc de Piolenc via Personal_Submersibles wrote:
>> I just opened my folder on composite structures for submarines and submersibles. There are 28 items listed, going back to the early 1960s, and I wasn't looking very hard because I was pretty sure that there were no reliable sources here (Philippines) for the materials.
>> 
>> It strikes me as odd that, with the likes of NASA and the David Taylor Model basin sponsoring or carrying out research on this topic, the use of composites is still considered unproven.
>> 
>> Why is this?
>> 
>> Marc de Piolenc
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