Friction and wear performance of lifeboat launch slipways

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution provides a marine search and rescue service using lifeboat stations sited along the coast of the UK and Ireland. In locations where there is no natural harbour or where there is a large tidal range it is necessary to use an inclined slipway to launch a large l...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thomas, Ben
Published: Bournemouth University 2009
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.512694