Dr. Patricia Gruber, Director of Research, Office of Naval ... - Isope
Dr. Patricia Gruber, Director of Research, Office of Naval ... - Isope
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Impact <strong>of</strong> Corrosion on the Navy<br />
Life Cycle<br />
Affordability<br />
Corrosion: Navy’s No. 1 Maintenance Problem<br />
Aircraft<br />
$0.9B<br />
Ships*<br />
$2.44B<br />
Ground Vehicles<br />
& Others $1.1B<br />
$4.44B/Yr<br />
Landing Gear – Stress<br />
Corrosion Cracks<br />
HMMWV<br />
Suspension and Frame<br />
Fasteners – Exfoliation<br />
Ship Tank<br />
Koch, G. H., Brongers, M. P. H., Thompson, N. G., Virmani, Y. P. and Payer, J. H.,<br />
Corrosion Cost and Preventive Strategies in the United States, FHWA-RD-01-156,<br />
Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> Transportation, Washington<br />
D.C., 773 pp., March 2002<br />
*The Annual Cost <strong>of</strong> Corrosion for Army Ground Vehicles and Navy Ships, LMI<br />
Report, Apr., 2006<br />
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