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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2010
Charles R. Welch, Vicksburg, MS (US);
Kevin Abraham, Vicksburg, MS (US);
Robert M. Ebeling, Vicksburg, MS (US);
Karen Buehler, Northbridge, MA (US);
Claudia Quigley, Lexington, MA (US);
Charles R. Welch, Vicksburg, MS (US);
Kevin Abraham, Vicksburg, MS (US);
Robert M. Ebeling, Vicksburg, MS (US);
Karen Buehler, Northbridge, MA (US);
Claudia Quigley, Lexington, MA (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A structural element employing hydrostatic pressure to compress cohesion-less particles to significantly increase the load carrying capacity of the element along a load-bearing axis, a system for deploying said structural element and a method for deploying said structural element using the system.