A UNIQUE PRODUCT USED IN HARSH ENVIRONMENTS REQUIRING SPECIAL MATERIAL CAPABILITIES, IS A DOG SLED. THE RUNNERS OF THE SLED MUST CARRY HIGH DYNAMIC LOADS WHICH ARE CONSTANTLY VARYING AND DO THIS IN A WET AND EXTREMELY COLD ENVIRONMENT. THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH TRADITIONAL WOODEN RUNNERS, THE PROPERTIES OF A PULTRUDED THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND THE RESULTS OF INCORPORATING THIS NEW MATERIAL INTO A STATE OF THE ART DOG SLED RUNNER.
| Number of Pages : | 7 |
| Published : | 06/01/1994 |
