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University of New Orleans, College of Engineering

1.  Report Summary

Background ......................................................................................................... 1

Point of Contact: ................................................................................................. 2

2.  Best Practices

Design

Environmental Engineering ................................................................................ 3

Expert System for Shipyard Environmental Management ................................ 3

Lake Pontchartrain Basin Study ......................................................................... 4

Load and Resistance Factor Design Rules .......................................................... 5

Production

Advanced Composites Manufacturing Technology ............................................. 5

Corrosion Inhibitors ............................................................................................. 6

Fiber Optic Technology ......................................................................................... 7

Life Cycle Costing and Assessment ..................................................................... 7

Plasma Cleaning Process ..................................................................................... 8

Solid State Friction Stir Welding ......................................................................... 9

Use of LIght Detection and Ranging for Ship Production .................................. 9

Facilities

Clean Technologies Evaluation and Emissions Test Facility ........................... 10

ShipWorks Robotics Laboratory ........................................................................ 11

Management

Technology Transfer ........................................................................................... 11

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